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Military power supply switch

since it is a SPST (Single Pull Single Throw) it is like a light switch in that one position is on and the other is off...just like your power button...you would need to rewire the leads from the current power button to this one and solder the connections to the leads...it isn't that hard and should be straight forward...the hardest part will be getting the switch mounted in the case
 
Wouldn't it have to be a momentary switch so that when you let go after turning it to the "on" position it would go back to off? Otherwise you would have to flick it back and forth.
 
rmember that switch is what is called a Master Switch. if you close the cover (red part) it turns off.
 
I think grammar might have a point. I know that the standard power switches are momentary. I'm not sure if leaving the connection wired will cause it to constantly restart or not. It might be event triggered which means that if you flip it on and wait for boot and then flip it back down it will turn off. Not fun. Look into the ATX standard power setup. Should tell you more.
 
Originally posted by Grammar Nazi
Wouldn't it have to be a momentary switch so that when you let go after turning it to the "on" position it would go back to off? Otherwise you would have to flick it back and forth.
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isn't that what you want on a power switch? to hold the on position? I have never really looked at a comps power button so I don't know if it is momentary or not
 
You would have to switch it on, then turn it off. Almost every ATX Computer nowadays has the power feature where if you hold the power button, the computer shuts down, logs off, standy bys, or hibernates. Thats why they are spring loaded and pop back when you press them. In theory it would work, but it would be kinda annoying having to turn it on and then off again to keep your comp on.
 
rmember that switch is what is called a Master Switch. if you close the cover (red part) it turns off.
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When I was in the Navy, we had those kind of switches on alot of stuff, it was designed as a protector to turning off stuff you did not necessarily want to turn off. So you raise the protective red cover to operate the switch, so when its on, you would need to raise it to turn it off, not auto off, that makes no sense.
 
i dont think its a good idea to get it because i would have to redo the whole front of my case and that would be a pain.
 
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