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Need help wiring a power button
garnerb350:
--- Quote from: severdhed on December 08, 2010, 09:16:06 am ---Get a smart power strip...
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+1 with severdhed...
I have one and all i did was mount it inside and ran the cord out from the cab... The one i have powers my PC, external HD, external USB hub, Lights, Monitor, speakers, and also a used home theatre unit (insane jukebox)... PC is in the master plug, hit the power button, BAM, everything comes on....when i'm done, power button shuts everything down...
Donkbaca:
+2 severdhed
The advantage also, is that you can set your power management on most pc's to have the pc shutdown windows and turn off when you hit the power switch, so its one tap to turn the whole thing on and one tap to turn the whole thing off
PsychoMikey:
One thing you might want to consider is buying a version with more then one "always on" (for lack of a better words) power outs. I have a battery charger in there that i don't want to lose power when everything els turns off.
CapriRS302:
Or just wire up an outlet and a junction box inside your cab. You can run it to a switch on top. Home depot, about 5 bucks.
torcer:
--- Quote from: severdhed on December 08, 2010, 09:16:06 am ---Get a smart power strip, it is easy and safe, and not too expensive. i have a craftsman autoswitch in one of my cabinets, i picked it up at Sears for $20. in my other cabinet, i have a Phillips smart power strip i got at walmart for $20. both of them work very well, however the Philips unit has more outlets on it, so i like it better. i turn on the PC and it turns on everything else, when the pc shuts off, so does everything else. then you just wire a pushbutton to your pc power switch and you are good to go
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I've read this explanation for years, but I'm a wiring idiot. Does anyone have a very detailed description, or better yet a picture of this? IOW, how exactly would I wire a pushbutton to the PC power switch?