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Guide Guide: Making a "vandal resistant switch"

Discussion in 'Modding' started by bard, 28 May 2003.

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  1. Mr.Nonflex

    Mr.Nonflex What's a Dremel?

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    Thats a verry cool idea :clap: :clap: :clap:

    Thanks, i will try to make some as i needed cool switches.
     
    Mr.Nonflex, 3 Jun 2004
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  2. robotguy9000

    robotguy9000 What's a Dremel?

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    nice! ill be using the idea of attaching the plexi to your dremel on my next mods...

    good job
     
    robotguy9000, 7 Jun 2004
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  3. invader crack

    invader crack What's a Dremel?

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    nice guide i hope once i get a solderin iron i can start making happy buttons tooo :rock:
     
    invader crack, 29 Jul 2004
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  4. danmagicman7

    danmagicman7 What's a Dremel?

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    I am assuming these LED's are NOT connected to the motherboard headers. This mod will NOT work if you do decide to use motherboard headers unless you use transistors so you can use outside power. If you used the motherboard headers you wouldn't be able to use resistors...am i right? o_O
     
    danmagicman7, 2 Aug 2004
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  5. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    Well from my understanding it works like this
    Power LED always gets a +5v on the + side and ground on the - side
    At idle, the HDD LED gets +5v on both leads
    During HDD activity, the +5v on the - side drops out to (near) 0v creating the different and letting the LED turn on.

    So normally, the diode on the power LED to the HDD led ground would have 5v on either end. But during HDD activity, the power isn't there on the HDD activity side thus letting the power go through the diode and not giving any to the power LED.

    So if my understanding is correct, you could take a diode and put it right on the headers, like stuck into the little plastic things or something to that extent. But make sure you use resistors on the LEDs. What I'm not sure about is if the diode would need a resistor in there as well (and if so what rating... could you just use the LED resistor calculator and put in the diodes voltage drop for the LED voltage?)

    But don't try that until someone with more electronics knowledge can confirm it!
     
    Firehed, 4 Aug 2004
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  6. sk8phreak88

    sk8phreak88 Minimodder

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    THANKYOU I was going to buy that switch but now I can just build it.

    edit lol yeah thanks.
     
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    sk8phreak88, 10 Aug 2004
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  7. princexxx

    princexxx What's a Dremel?

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    I think you mean "but now I can make it" :)
     
    princexxx, 11 Aug 2004
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  8. funkymunky

    funkymunky Guest

    i like the quote at the bottom :D
    very cool!!!
     
    funkymunky, 21 Aug 2004
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  9. -Enforcer-5716M4

    -Enforcer-5716M4 What's a Dremel?

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    Døds fett :thumb:

    But you say this:

    "This is easily done by putting a diode between + on the power LED and ground (-) on the HDD LED. (Thanks to ZapWizard who taught me this)."

    So you mean that (if I was to make one) I should solder the diodes jumpers to plus on the power led and to minus on the Hdd led? Or should I simply place the diode jumpers beside the led jumpers inside the plastic that covers them?

    Could you answer me? Can anyone answer me?
     
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    -Enforcer-5716M4, 7 Sep 2004
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  10. Mayo

    Mayo What's a Dremel?

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    Nice guide!! :thumb:
     
    Mayo, 7 Sep 2004
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  11. K0N

    K0N What's a Dremel?

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    hmm.... pretty good!! i was thinking how i'm going to to my frontpanel (buttun problem) and now i know how i'm going to to it :idea: :clap: :dremel: :thumb: :baby:
     
    K0N, 14 Oct 2004
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  12. Bboy_Jon

    Bboy_Jon Minimodder

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    Can we get the pics back, some dont work

    so basically your just making a lil cover for the original power switch right?
     
    Bboy_Jon, 22 Mar 2005
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  13. smoguzbenjamin

    smoguzbenjamin "That guy"

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    Holy thread ressurection batman! This thread's five months old, man! :D
     
    smoguzbenjamin, 22 Mar 2005
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  14. Knight

    Knight What's a Dremel?

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    fix pics plz...
     
    Knight, 23 Mar 2005
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  15. sdat1333

    sdat1333 What's a Dremel?

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    yes pls fix pics
     
    sdat1333, 25 Mar 2005
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  16. Bboy_Jon

    Bboy_Jon Minimodder

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    yes fix them plz

    ^^^^lol
     
    Bboy_Jon, 26 Mar 2005
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  17. KidModder

    KidModder What's a Dremel?

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    fix your pics
     
    KidModder, 26 Mar 2005
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  18. BobbyMParr

    BobbyMParr GameDemon

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    PICS PLEASE FIX
     
    BobbyMParr, 6 Sep 2006
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  19. atanum141

    atanum141 I fapped to your post!

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    did you two actually check the date on this thread?
     
    atanum141, 6 Sep 2006
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  20. anarklov3r

    anarklov3r What's a Dremel?

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    its not that old...
    Last edited by bard : 18-03-2006 at 23:42

    see^^^

    and please fix the pics!
     
    anarklov3r, 22 Oct 2006
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