Powering your cabinet

[Craig]

How does everyone get power to their cabs? I made a small wall plate with an IEC socket and switch for mine but dumped that idea because it was too ugly. I don't really want to just have a mains cable running from a hole in the cab. Any ideas on what to do?

[terrahwk]

During the design of my cabinet I was always intending to use a flush mains power socket. Umm.. sorta like this one:
http://www.seamarknunn.co.uk/catalog/items/item3700.htm

Maybe look at caravan/camper trailer stores?

In the end I just ended up with a mains cable running from a hole in the cab.

[Sylentwulf]

Yeah, I'd have to say, no matter how you dress it up, it's going to basically be a cble coming out of a hole in the cab

I know my jamma cab has a metal plate that is inset into the wood, and knotted behind the metal plate so it doeesn't get pulled out, but with a home cab,m theres just not much of a point since you probly won't have people beating the crap out of your cab and pulling it around your living room by the cord....

[Craig]

What have others done?

[danny_galaga]

used one of these. forgotten what it was from, a dead monitor or something. i had to make the hole a bit bigger to fit it though but underneath a cocktail it doesnt matter

[danny_galaga]

a view from inside...

there is probably a version that allows this sort of mounting properly. like i say, i took it off something else. just remembered, it was from the monitor IN the cab. nothing like recycling the bits  . it was flush mounted to the pcb. you would just need one that is designed to point UP from the pcb.

edit: a dead power supply might have the right shape...

[Craig]

Thanks for the reply. I am impressed by your safe wiring by using heatshrink tubing etc. ;-)

[danny_galaga]

the wires to the right go to some microswitches for the rotating monitor. even with the heatshrink i STILL managed to get zapped a few times adjusting them!!

[paigeoliver]

used one of these. forgotten what it was from, a dead monitor or something. i had to make the hole a bit bigger to fit it though but underneath a cocktail it doesnt matter

I have actually started modifiying my real cabinets this way. Whenever I need to replace a cord I do it that way now. Makes it so much easier to deal with.