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| jcutler0902:
Good morning, I just purchased a Belkin smart strip. This particular unit has a timer/power on button. The timer/button gets plugged into the smartstip via a male auxiliary plug. My question is, can I clip off the power button off and wire the ends to a happ button? I am not sure how many wires would be inside of this particular auxiliary wire. Any thoughts. I was going to use it as is, but it would look so much cleaner if I could use a Happ button. Thanks Jason |
| Nephasth:
If the power supply's button uses a momentary switch, I don't see a problem with wiring it to an arcade button microswitch. |
| BobA:
If it is actually switching the power to the strip directly then it has too high a voltage and is not momentary. If the plug is large it will probably not be safe. If it is small then it is probably controlling a lower voltage. You will have to test with a multimeter to see what is being switched. |
| jcutler0902:
Thanks for the reply. How would I know it is has a momentary switch? I have not recevied it yet, but wanted to see if that was a possibilty. |
| BobA:
You would have to check the end of the timer that plugs into your power stip. If it is just a contact you can check it with the continuity tester on a dvm. Do you have a model number or other info so we can see what it looks like? |
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