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Simple On/Off switch for your Cabinet!
Moby Ick:
I've been trying to figure out how to create an easy on/off switch for my cabinet without having to do too much in the way of high-voltage wiring, and came up with a pretty good solution so I'd figure I'd share...
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thebrownshow:
Nice solution, thanks for sharing.
Just curious though, why do you want to avoid shutting down your PC so badly? I use the bits smartstrip and it works like a charm.
Tahnok:
If you wanted to go that route, there are tons of options. Personally, I think this is cool:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102698&cp=2032060.2032330.2032346&parentPage=family
It doesn't require that you hack an on/off switch, just stick it to your wall.
Moby Ick:
I don't want to shut off the PC because i don't like to look at the boot up process (I want to pretend its a real arcade cabinet of course). My boot up takes about a minute as well. The button option will be much easier for the kids.
I have the smartstrip and it does work great. I thought about wiring a switch to the sleep button on my keyboard as well. Once the pc goes to sleep it shuts off everything else very nicely on the smartstrip. A tap on any button would then take everything out of sleep. I was hoping I could get the computer to go to sleep when the machine was inactive but my frontend (gameex) doesn't allow it.
I didn't have to attach the remote to one of my happ buttons, it could just be glued to the underside of the cabinet controller (or just kept on my keychain in my pocket for that matter). I like the elegance of having it operate from an actual button on my cab (again the arcade simulation thing
babydickonboard:
i think im going to order one of those and see how it works out.