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Dell 250W power supply, pinout diagram and parts
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Dell pinouts
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Banana plugs and jacks
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Resistors and switch
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Severed Molex connector
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Switch with LED
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Layout for the banana jack holes
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Ready to mark the holes
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Holes drilled
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Capping the unused wires
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Switch cutout marked
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A little reinforcement for mounting in the vise
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Ready to cut
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Here comes the rotary tool
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Almost forgot the face protection
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Partially cut
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All cut
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The 12V positive and ground wires for the banana jacks
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The power on signal wire and ground for the switch
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The 12V and ground for the switch LED
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Soldering together for more power
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12V positive x 2, ground x 2
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Banana jack connectors soldered and insulated
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Banana jacks all connected
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Switch LED wired (resistor hidden by heat shrink)
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Switch power wired
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Switch installed
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A last look at the inside
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Fired up
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11.77V on the left jacks