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marked141
PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 2026 1:44 pm 

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Not sure on the actual name of these but some desktops have switches to detect if the side panel has been opened.

Well I took one apart and was surprised to see gold contacts, since I haven't seen anyone mention these in the past, thought I'd share


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 2026 1:52 pm 
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are you sure its gold and not brass?

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Yes they are gold plated.

Not to often to find these an more

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Guess I'll be popping them open from now on.

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Cool stuff.

They're models that use those for power on/off switches. Same innards.
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