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Pik4chu:

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--- Quote from: Peale on August 18, 2005, 08:42:03 pm ---If you want the power on your computer to come up when you power up your cab, you can attach a 10uf 16v capacitor to the power on pins.
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SirPeale:

--- Quote from: Pik4chu on August 20, 2005, 01:19:51 pm ---no need to be condescending simply because we cant understand your (vague) instructions :)  Perhaps a drawing of where the cap actually goes because it still doesnt make sense to me.  Or even a picture of this installed would be nice.
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I'm not being condescending, and I've given rather detailed instructions.  I've stated that the cap goes on to the power on switch pins.  A picture wouldn't work, because it varies from keyboard to keyboard.  Actually...now that I think about it, I did post a picture some months back of it in place, let's see if I can find it...

Ah...



No, that's not it, but it give a good diagram of what I've done.  Let's keep looking...

Ah, here we go:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=19304.msg163629#msg163629

I tackled this problem a year ago.  Got a four page thread out of it.
Pik4chu:

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--- Quote from: Pik4chu on August 20, 2005, 01:19:51 pm ---no need to be condescending simply because we cant understand your (vague) instructions :)
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rescue161:
It really shouldn't be that hard...

Unplug the ribbon cable from the MB, then take an Ohm meter and test which leads short when the power button is pressed. Problem solved.
SirPeale:

--- Quote from: rescue161 on August 21, 2005, 03:10:13 pm ---It really shouldn't be that hard...

Unplug the ribbon cable from the MB, then take an Ohm meter and test which leads short when the power button is pressed. Problem solved.

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Your simple solution has many, many flaws.  So many I'm not going to list them here!  Begone, I have thwarted your plans!













(Okay, that's a good idea.)
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