Since I have absolutely no skills in soldering I decided to go for the more mechanical approach. First I removed the blue plastic bit on the power switch. I yanked it off with my manly strength but I should have really taken the time to pull back the metal tabs as I spent a while gluing the blue plastic bit back together.
I then began to cut away at the back edge (around 2mm) so there was space enough for the power switch to be put in place. I then reattached the blue plastic bit, this time I pulled back the metal tabs with some pliers...
I then glued the power switch to the NES power button back so that when the button is pressed in it clicks the switch. I then bent back the LED on the circuit board and slotted in the LED from the power switch cable. I also glued some bits of plastic from a Haribo box to strengthen it.
I may take off the circuit board and the original wires later if I need more space but thats me done with this for now.
EDIT: I forgot to mention the metal tab in the blue bit of plastic. From other sources I have heard that it causes the button to stay pushed in which isn't really helpful for a momentary switch... So with the use of some pliers it came right out along with some small pin. Oh, also when I ripped off the blue plastic some metal bit came flying out and I have no idea where its meant to go but it works fine without it so just remove it if its still there to anyone who decides to take the civilized approach.
EDIT: I forgot to mention the metal tab in the blue bit of plastic. From other sources I have heard that it causes the button to stay pushed in which isn't really helpful for a momentary switch... So with the use of some pliers it came right out along with some small pin. Oh, also when I ripped off the blue plastic some metal bit came flying out and I have no idea where its meant to go but it works fine without it so just remove it if its still there to anyone who decides to take the civilized approach.
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