Can someone explain how this wiring works?
So I'm kind of new to electronics but I understand a fair bit. The power button he wires in connects the board directly to the ground through the grounding pad and one of pins for the port to the button. This bypasses the capacitive touch sensor on the 360 slim and turns it into a mechanical button.
How?
Isn't this the same as connecting the board->ground and pin->button->ground?
If so, could I do that to use a mechanical keyboard button for the power button?
Is there any reason you can't wire them to the port on the bottom left that the ribbon cable for the stock buttons connect to?
Any help would be appreciated, I'm working on a total overhaul of my old 360 slim and this is going to be a big part of the aesthetics when I'm done.
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Thanks for posting this! I was getting frustrated ten minutes ago about how my roommate's dog keeps ejecting my 360 S's disk tray. I'd use an E, but I don't want to lose a USB port. I might have to do something like this.
Glad to hear it helps! I'm personally using it to move the button for a custom shell! Any chance you'd know how to explain how it works?
You can also ask here: https://discuss.tchncs.de/c/askelectronics