My N64 Power Switch is Broken

[chikenman31]

Yeah, i kind of completely destroyed my power switch and don't know how to turn on the motherboard without it.
My battery is supplying the necessary voltage to the system but the N64 still isn't powering up. Please Help.

[snowpenguin]

OK, easy.

Where the power switch was, there are 4 sets of two pins, in two rows altogether, 4 on each side separated by a little space. Solder each set together with a little wire, and you're good.

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Each of those colons is a set, there will be four wires total, use some heavy stuff, and in the sets of two each only, not between. There is a great picture in Bacteria's guide at his site, go take a look.

[MarioOwnsAll]

yea just do what snowpenguin said the pins should look like this after
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and then just install a switch on the positive wire of the batteries and will become the new n64 power switch.

[chikenman31]

sweet thanks you guys, i'm kind of an idiot.

[blaze3927]

give it a few weeks reading stickies and worklogs and you'll be right

[chikenman31]

just wondering if i got this donw

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[snowpenguin]

Ummm... Don't quite understand those pics.

Here is a guide by bacteria. In either part one or part two there is a tut on removing and replacing both the power and reset switches.