Modding Power & reset buttons

I've been looking around for a new power and reset button but not seen anything good yet.. apart from the 'vandal Resistant' ones anyone suggest some good buttons (UK)

Also where do you guys hook LEDS upto? say if i just wanted to put a few around the inside of my case.

Thanks

 

vaaaandal resistant is the best button in the world!!! and generally i hook my LEDs up to a molex connector, with a resistor

 

Is it just Maplin that sell them? and whats the cheapest place to get things like LEDS and resistors?

Oooh and by the way Malcs nice case

 

thanks ive got all my resistors, LEDs and my big vandal resistant button off maplins they were pretty good, cheap (except for the button but i dont know where else to get that) and all the other stuff is good though

 

A looooong time ago, I was looking for soe nice buttons, and never wanted to pay the stupid prices for the anti-vandal ones, so I got an old stereo from the scrap yard and ripped off the nice silver push-button controls. They made lovely switches.

 

I reccommend industrial-style. they look kool, and are built to last.
(or at least they had better be, they're 9-10 bucks a peice)

plus you can get 'em backlit, or you can get stuff like flip switch gaurds, which, unlike the toggle switch covers, you can get for less than 4$.

 

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36749

Check here for other places to buy vandal resist illuminated switches. I have one, and its not that great, tbh. It looks amazing, don't get me wrong, but it is pretty hard to push. Or maybe I'm just a wimp....

 

Just make your own by following bard's guide The vandal resistant look better than any other

 

Yeah i saw that, only problem is I dont have one of the lil cube bits where the power wires are conected to (Not a clue what there called ) and dont know where to buy them...

 

I bought my non-illuminated ones from RSWWW.com - for the price of one illuminated, I got two non-lit (a raised one for power and a flush one for reset).



Crap pic, sorry. I think the raised one is the top one.

[Edit] Ooh! I just had a thought on how to mod an illuminated ring around them.

 

I just really like the illuminated vandel switches. I had to buy one even though they are expensive:

 

all agree then that definately vandal resistant

 

I hooked up the lighting on my vandel switch up to the power pin header of my motherboard. If you want to hook up several LED's you would probably need to tap one of the 12V or 5V lines from one of the molex conectors.