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MrWhippy:
Would this be any use?

search http://www.maplin.co.uk for the product code below.

bit pricey though
mbenney:
yep that looks like it would do the trick... is a bit pricey though, hmm.
MrWhippy:
i think i saw something similar last time i was in B&Q a couple of months ago.
can't find it on the B&Q website (http://www.diy.com) but that's no suprise, it's a rubish site.

think it might have been in the 25-30 quid range, but i might be wrong. wasn't actually looking for one, just noticed it.

anyway, point being if you live near a B&Q, might be worth bobbing in for a look. they might be cheaper now...
SteveJ34:

--- Quote from: mbenney on February 01, 2005, 04:43:01 pm ---Hmm, im not really all that comfortable with electronics like this. :-\
Can someone explain it a little more, is that multiple plugs on top of that box?

--- End quote ---

If you see an actual relay circuit, its pretty straight forward.

There is a 12v side that triggers a switch inside the relay that completes the circuit for the 120 volt side.

You wire the 12v side to 12v leads from your PC power supply.

You wire one or more legs of the 120v side to make a complete circuit when the 12v is active.

In the  link provided, he wired his into an outlet box. One outlet is always hot (PC plugged in here), other outlet goes active when PC is turned on, he plugs a powerstrip in here so all those outlets go active when PC is powered up.

Rather than create a switched outlet as in the example, I just replaced the toggle switch in a power strip with the relay circuit rather than wiring the relay into a seperate outlet.

My ATX power supply has an auxilary plug on the back of it, I used an adaptor to plug power strip into that outlet.

That help at all?


mbenney:
 :-\ maybe ill give it a try... can anyone give me a list of all the parts i will need? i dont really know what sort of wire needs to be used etc.
thanks
matt
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