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Adding an inline switch to front case lights.

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mentok1982

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I have neat lights running vertically on the left and right side on the front of my case.
I like them but I would like to be able to turn them off when i go to bed.
I plan on adding an inline switch onto the wire that powers these lights.
Is this a simple procedure that my electrical engineer father can do for me?
Is there anything I should know?

Lights in question.
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It is a rare Enermax case which I can not find online any more.

Wire in question.
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I plan on running that wire to the left side of the case and putting an inline switch on it.
When I want to turn it off I can slide open the case on the left, flip (or push or twist) the switch and slide the side closed.
 
You just cut the hot wire and attach the two severed ends to the two posts on the switch...thats it :p

Allthough, I would suggest cutting a hole to make the switch accessable from the outside of the case (if its a round button, all you'll need is a drill).
 
Id cut the ground, and put a switch from radio shack or where ever you can just pick one up, some where on your case it realy doesnt take much to do the big thing is finding a plce to put your switch and what switch to get, you can put it on the front and make it visible, you can put it on the bottom of the front facing down so you dont see it too much, or put it on a card slot blank in the back.

Good luck and happy modding
 
Yeah, if you have the wire length (or don't mind splicing in more), using a PCI blank is probably the quickest/easiest way to go. This is absolutely something you can do yourself, just take some precautions and take your time.

 
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