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Where to mount switch for case lighting?

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shawnoen

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I'm finishing up my 1st PC build and just need to run the wires for my 2 lights (1 12" and 1 4") and sleeve them and install a switch.

I'm gonna be using a 16mm Bulgin vandal on/off switch for it.

Not sure where to mount it though on my Lian Li PC-V1000.

Was thinking of in the lower left corner of the side panel but not sure I like that since it will be seen.

Any other ideas?

Maybe on one of my open PCI slots?

Or inside the case on the size of my drive bay at the bottom?

Or maybe make a nice aluminum L-bracket for the switch and mount it inside the case somewhere so as not to have to drill any unnecessary holes?

Thanks, Shawn

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Just some ideas: You have wheels, which give you ground clearance. You could put it on the bottom of the chassis. Do you have water-cooling holes on the back? You could maybe mount a round switch there.
 
I've always used my fan controller. The sunbeam rheobus gives you the ability to turn the channel all the way off, so it works really well.

http://www.petrastechshop.com/surhfanspcob.html

If you already have the switch and want to use it, I like PHiZ's idea of mounting it underneath. You could put it toward the front so you could hide the wires easily as well.

The expansion slot idea will work, but if you want to keep cable management easy, it's probably not the best solution.

You could mount it in the mesh on the back toward the top and run the wires along the top of the case. It would be somewhat hidden, easy to access, and relatively easy to install.
 
I actually have a Sunbeam fan controller that I was thinking of using for my fans too. How do you use that for lighting? Just run the 2 wires for a switch to 2 of the pins on one of the fan knobs?
 
I have the same issue. Does anyone know of a place or a person who would engineer a door-based switch panel for just this reason?

Like the OP, I don't want this to stick out, so I wanted a door in one of the 5 1/4 bays that would open/close to hide the 3x 22mm Lamptron blue LED switches on a recessed panel.

Otherwise, I vote for what the others suggested: on the bottom.
 
For mine, I used the 3 pin to molex connector on the fan controller and then just daisy chained the inverter molex connectors to it. Turning the channel all the way down (off) will turn the lights off and of course all the way up turns them on. They will dim based on the position of the knob, but I'm not sure how good it is for the CCFLs. Lights draw very little power as well, so you should be fine as far as wattage goes per channel. If you don't have on the of the 3 pin to molex connectors, just solder one up. Connect the red, then the black and you're golden.
 
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