MS8-26 Connectors

[gamefreak054]

Hello I'm a newbie and my google skills are failing me, otherwise I probably would avoid asking what is probably a simple question. What are these 2 connectors for on the board? I stole this pic from the interwebs because I forgot to snap a pic of it before heading off to work, but my board currently has nothing connected in either of those spots (it looks Identical to this board). I'm pretty sure at least two pins have to deal with Degauss somehow because my Degauss button is not connected to anything at the moment. This is from an AERO city cab. I haven't pulled the chassis completely out yet, but I'm pretty sure I have an MS8-26SU or MS8-26SG.

Appreciate any help! Thanks!

 

[nem]

Top connector is for the degauss switch. The black wires are for the actual switch. The green loopback wire is setting it to manual degauss, I think? There's a way to make it autodegauss if you wire it slightly different. @gunblade will know.

Bottom one is for the power input, AC IN.

 

[gamefreak054]

Top connector is for the degauss switch. The black wires are for the actual switch. The green loopback wire is setting it to manual degauss, I think? There's a way to make it autodegauss if you wire it slightly different. @gunblade will know.

Bottom one is for the power input, AC IN.

Thanks for the input. Not to sound stupid, but what is the AC IN actually powering? Because the monitor is powering on without anything connected there, unless its wired differently. I'm still kinda dissecting and figuring out things.

I saw it said AC in, and I was confused why nothing was there lol.

 

[nem]

Thanks for the input. Not to sound stupid, but what is the AC IN actually powering? Because the monitor is powering on without anything connected there, unless its wired differently. I'm still kinda dissecting and figuring out things.
I saw it said AC in, and I was confused why nothing was there lol.

AC IN is for powering the monitor. If yours powers on without anything connected to the actual connector, most likely the power cable has been soldered to the solder side (on the underside).

Take a pic of it?

 

[gamefreak054]

Take a pic of it?

Yeah I will snap a few pics of it when I get home from work. Now I'm very curious what the power is wired to now.

 

[gamefreak054]

AC IN is for powering the monitor. If yours powers on without anything connected to the actual connector, most likely the power cable has been soldered to the solder side (on the underside).

Take a pic of it?

It ended up being soldered underneath. It didn't dawn on me to look underneath because I was focused on the connector and what it does. Made perfect sense when you mentioned it though.

 

[nem]

The connector series is JST VH if you want to return the power input back to a connector.

http://www.jst-mfg.com/product/detail_e.php?series=262

 

[gamefreak054]

Awesome thanks!

Is that the same style connector as the degauss one?

 

[nem]

It is, yes.