Reset button - My solution!

Hey guys, I wanted to show you my solution for the reset button using the battery board from hackergadgets.com.

I soldered the cable on from the back!

This is a small microswitch (Crouzet 83170.4).

It can be activated through the hole for the antenna cables. This way, you don’t have to drill a hole in the uConsole!

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This is the second post i’m seeing that says to solder the power button from the back. but i wish there are some pictures actually showing the back! :slight_smile:

Question.
is the switch in use like a push button switch? just need to trigger open->closed->open for a while? what if i were to use a normal slide switch? would that work?

just did mine last night. ill get you a pic next time i take i apart.

i followed this guide Install HackerGadgets Battery Board Manual Power Switch | Jing

there are two holes in the back that you can shove the wires into and solder

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Hi bored99. Yes, you can also use a slide switch. When it’s closed, the uConsole works normally. When you open it, the circuit is opened (reset).

As Chris_McIntosh already said, there are only two holes visible on the back of the battery board! (See “J6” in the picture.) You can thread the wires through there and solder them.

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sound good. Thanks @davefrommars ! now for me to find some thin multicore wires… :stuck_out_tongue: