Color Classic Power Switch

[Daniël]

Just the other day, I bought a Color Classic through a Japanese proxy on Mercari. It wasn't very expensive, and even with proxy fees, shipping and import duties, I'll likely be cheaper off than on eBay. I've always wanted a CC, and in the two years I've had a search alert set up on a Dutch classifieds site, they never popped up. So when I got some extra holiday money, and with vintage Macs on my mind, I decided to just do it.

Now, I bought one that was not too discolored, and didn't have a bunch of funk coming out of the I/O ports. However, I have been a bonehead, as when I downloaded the pictures from the ad today for reference (so I can have the photos taken of when it arrives at the warehouse, where I can get a refund if it got smashed), I noticed the power switch is totally gone. The analog board is still in there, as the IEC connector and metal frame around the power switch hole are still there, but man, that's an annoying mistake.

Given the Mac was untested, though, I wouldn't be surprised if the seller couldn't get it going due to the lack of that switch, which hopefully is the only thing wrong with it, beyond hopefully not too leaky caps that need replacing. 

Now, a replacement will probably won't be impossible to find, hopefully in the right color, but I'll need to know the dimensions of the switch. Could anyone here with a CC take some measurements? Then I can go and order a suitable DPST power switch when the Mac gets shipped from the warehouse to me. I figure these power switches are probably fairly standardized in sizes and such, but I just want to make sure. I'll have to recap the analog board and do a 640x480 mod anyways, so it won't be too much of an added hassle. Kind regards and thanks in advance!

 

[cheesestraws]

Could anyone here with a CC take some measurements?

What measurements do you need, external ones?  I can get you external ones of the switch quite quickly but I'm not going to be able to take anything apart until later, if at all today.

 

[Daniël]

What measurements do you need, external ones?  I can get you external ones of the switch quite quickly but I'm not going to be able to take anything apart until later, if at all today.

External ones would be fine, I figure the thickness of the back of the switch won't be too dramatically different if the switch and the frame itself are a certain size. I already saw one model of power switch that looked about right, but if I can reference the external measurements, I can confirm it. Thanks!

 

[cheesestraws]

External ones would be fine

Here, at least: external measuments of the bezel around the switch are 1.5x2cm; the aperture with the switch in it in the bezel is 1cm x 1.33ish.  In other words, 4:3 aspect ratio .  A bit tricky to measure because of the sunkenness of it, but I think those are sound, did them twice two different ways.

 

[Daniël]

Here, at least: external measuments of the bezel around the switch are 1.5x2cm; the aperture with the switch in it in the bezel is 1cm x 1.33ish.  In other words, 4:3 aspect ratio .  A bit tricky to measure because of the sunkenness of it, but I think those are sound, did them twice two different ways.

Great, it seems like most if not all 15x20mm/15x21mm DPST power switches have the same 19.2x12.9 mm cutout size, so as I suspected, they're pretty standardized. Thanks, I now know what to get!