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| gnateye:
the simplist route for what you are saying is this (this is what i have on one of my cabs, the other has a smart strip, which is awesome) open up the powerstrip, find the 2 wires that comin from the cord and goto the switch, cut the black one or whatever color the one goin into the switch is, use somewire nuts, and connect thw wire to a longer wire that reaches your cabs power switch, attach the other end to the power switch, run another wire from the other side of the cab power switch back to the powerstrip, use another wire nut to attach. basically you have extended the powerstrips switch to your cabs switch. make sure you leave the powerstrip turned on if you left the switch inline. you can use quick connects to attach to the cabs power switch for solderless connection. aslo its a good idea to use some electrical tape just in case....... takes about 20-30 minutes total |
| Tecil:
I've seen mention of the smart power strips. What do they do exactly? |
| gnateye:
it does the same thing as the craftsman one mentioned above, one outlet is the 'trigger" outlet, whatever is plugged into that when turned on will trigger the other outlets to turn on. on mine, the pc is plugged into the 'trigger' outlet so when i turn it on the marquee, speakers and montior turn on, i can start my mac from a key on the keyboard. very handy and well worth the 40$ |
| spauldingd:
$30 with free shipping for the one here: http://www.smartstrip.net It looks good because it has something like 10 outlets with 3 that are always hot. It is on my list for my cab project. Dave |
| Buddabing:
--- Quote from: Tecil on March 15, 2004, 10:33:19 am ---This is in reference to my project cabinet viewable here. On the top of the cabinet is a standard power on switch, that currently isn't hooked to anything. What I would like to do is somehow wire this switch to a power strip inside the cab, that when flipped would turn the power strip on. I know I've read of a couple people here who have done something similar but I've been unable to find any other info about how it was done specifically. If anyone could point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it. --- End quote --- I would say go with the smart strip. Put the computer on the "control" outlet on the smart strip and the other devices (monitor, marquee light, subwoofer, etc. ) on the "switched" outlets. On my cab I open the coin door and press the power button on the PC and everything turns on. If your power button on your cab is a "momentary on" button like on ATX power supplies, just remove the jumper that runs from your PC's case to the power switch pins on your motherboard and run a wire from your cab's power switch to the motherboard. That would be elegant, reliable, and reversible. You could use speaker wire, phone cord wire, or whatever for the power switch wire. If the cab's power button is a true on/off button, either replace it with a momentary button or (gasp) use an AT power supply and an old motherboard. |
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