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IneededaPCwithaCOMPorttoprogrammymicrocontrollers.
SoIstartedthinkingandIfound,thatitcouldbeagoodideatohaveinthe
samestyle,thanmymonitor(http://www.instructables.com/id/Howtogivea
normalTFTmonitorawoodenfinish/),keyboardanmouse
(http://www.instructables.com/id/SteampunkKeyboardandMouseTheeasy
way/).
Besidethis,Ifoundsomenicebrassapplications,likethetinybrassroll.Thidea
comesinmind,tousethisasthepoweronswitchforthecomputer.
ThehousingwasmadeofMDF.
ThemeterthatshowsthatpowerisonisanoldFrenchmeter,thatsows
irregularresults.Butforthepowerindicatoritisgoodenough.
TheHDDindicatorwasmadefromagreenLEDandastainedmarbleglued
insideabrassknobforfurniture.
Theswitchwasmadefromamicroswitchinsidethecase,abrassroll,anda
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TheCPUFANwasterriblyloudandIdecidedtousethecasefanforcoolingthe

TheCPUFANwasterriblyloudandIdecidedtousethecasefanforcoolingthe
CPUaswell.
ItsworkingfineandtheCPUtemp.isalwaysbelow45degreesC.
IusedaMICROPSUPowersupplythatfitsdirectlyinsidethePowerconnector
ofthemainboard.
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Thecablingwasstandard.
Thefanwasabitloud,soIconnecteditbetween+5and+12Volttooperateit
with7V.
Nowitsquiteandcoolenough.
Onpicture2youcanseethesmallwoodenblockthathidesthemicroswitch
wherethesmallcordisconnected.
Ifyoupullthecord,thepowergoeson.

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Nicelydonesir!Praytell,didImissthepartaboutwhatis
drivingthepowergaugeatthetopfront?

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NoSir,
:)
Iforgottowritewherethemeterisconnectedto.
"Themeterthatshowsthatpowerisonisanold
Frenchmeter,thatsowsirregularresults.Butforthe

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