Anyone used this switched power socket?

[Osirus23]

Looking to get something like this for my cab instead of just running a power cord out of a hole in the back, came across this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Arcade-Cabinet-Switched-Power-Socket/dp/B00F1YT0OC

Anyone here ever used it? It only has 1 review and its a bad one.

[Slippyblade]

Those get used all the time.  Tons of builds on here have em.

[harveybirdman]

Get one from twisted quarter, they are fine.

[PL1]

http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?title=Wiring#IEC_Fused_Power_Inlet_with_a_Lighted_Switch   


Scott

[Osirus23]

Ordered one treated myself to a new crimping tool while I was at it. 

[menace]

My only beef with that thing is that the rocker switch to turn the machine off is now (usually) way down at the back.  For a bartop thats not such a big deal, but crawling on your hands and knees to turn on a full upright on gets old pretty quick...

I like the power switch at the top of the cab and the power port at the back--just me though...

[big10p]

I fitted my power switch inside the cab, on a service panel I fitted inside the coin door. I usually just use the wall switch to turn the cab on/off though, TBH.

[vwalbridge]

I have that same power inlet on 2 of my builds. If you wire it like I do then you can have the rocker switch only turn your marquee on and off.

Sometimes it nice to not have a marquee light blasting you in the face.

[RTyper56]

i just have a long extension cord going through the back of my cab, ran along the edge to a light switch at the top center to act as my main power switch.
at the very bottom, you can see the wire coming in, and the light switch at the top.
the switch is in between the extension cable with its female end cut off, and a surge protector with its male end cut, and wired onto the switch