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| Hippo:
Heres the thread on my homebrew solution http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=48365.0 |
| Zeosstud:
I strongly suggest the Sears switch and any other "normal" power strip. I tried and tried to get my smart strip to work using my PC as the control device and letting my monitor and marquee light come on automatically. It would work for a few tests, then the marquee light would either not turn on or turn off correctly, finally I went to Sears and solved the problem. As a disclaimer I had one of the older smart switches, the $20 ones, I would imagine that the newer ones most likely work better now but I wont be using them. Zeosstud |
| somunny:
I use the Mini Power Minder. Never had a problem with it in the two years it's been in my cabinet. http://www.amazon.com/Power-Minder-MINI-POWER-MINDER/dp/B000BSN1CA/sr=8-1/qid=1158762685/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-3962117-8203153?ie=UTF8&s=electronics |
| max8061:
--- Quote from: somunny on September 20, 2006, 10:31:58 am ---I use the Mini Power Minder. Never had a problem with it in the two years it's been in my cabinet. http://www.amazon.com/Power-Minder-MINI-POWER-MINDER/dp/B000BSN1CA/sr=8-1/qid=1158762685/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-3962117-8203153?ie=UTF8&s=electronics --- End quote --- Be careful here. I have one also, but it only works for some machines... MANY motherboards today continue to provide power to the USB ports even when shutdown. You can fix this on some in the BIOS, but not all. I've got two boards that won't work with this out of the box. I had hack the USB cable to provide the +5V from a molex instead of the USB port. Other than that, it's great. ;D |
| max8061:
--- Quote from: Hippo on September 20, 2006, 08:16:27 am ---Heres the thread on my homebrew solution http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=48365.0 --- End quote --- Pictures in your linked thread are not there. :( |
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