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yotsuya:

--- Quote from: IAmDotorg on November 13, 2014, 12:02:38 pm ---Ooooh, I thought you meant what I actually did (the button behind the cab)

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No, that's solid. I did the same thing.

The concept of any button turning on the cab isn't a bad one until it gets applied to real life.  ;D
Vigo:
In the past, I have soldered wires on the PC button directly. Not pretty, but I like being able to still power on and off the computer directly from the case when tinkering with everything.
dkersten:
You can get the ipac to have a wake key, and while I didn't try it, the firmware I was sent also had a power on key (which as noted I believe requires bios support), and by default with the ipac this is a shifted function only.  So unless your cat is adept at pressing the shift button you programmed plus the power button you chose to use, it isn't getting turned on by mistake.  Then again, according to youtube some cats are playing the piano now, so for all you know, your cat might not just be powering up your arcade, but playing a few games of Mouse Trap....
knightrdrx:
I would put it on the back somewhere closer to the top away from little hands...and you are right..i said arcade button..but it doesn't really matter what it looks like.

75 cents for that wire ?  no problem!  do they have that style switch on that site too?





--- Quote from: dkersten on November 13, 2014, 10:16:25 am ---Keep in mind that an arcade button is very easy to press, and makes a poor choice for a power button for your system if it ends up anywhere it can be bumped, pressed, or even just brushed up against.  The last thing you want is your computer going to sleep or starting the shut down sequence because you got a little excited while playing a game and got too close to the button.  Any momentary switch will work, and there are a number of switches that are not as easy to press, smaller in size, and more discrete than an arcade button that you could use.  A popular choice is "vandal" switches which have a bezel around the button that prevents accidental presses even if you hit the switch with a body part.  They wire up the same exact way as an arcade button and are fairly easy to come by.

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knightrdrx:
oh..this site has one already wired ..more expensive of course..but...

http://www.performance-pcs.com
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