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Wiring arcade button to Power on a PC
brianoneill:
Hi,
Anyone know how to do this ? I'd like to be able to power on the PC in the cab from a button (cherry switch) rather than from the PC hold up in the cab.
Can I use the normal wires I use from the buttons to the iPac ?
Cheers,
Brian.
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: brianoneill on January 24, 2007, 06:31:00 am ---Hi,
Anyone know how to do this ? I'd like to be able to power on the PC in the cab from a button (cherry switch) rather than from the PC hold up in the cab.
Can I use the normal wires I use from the buttons to the iPac ?
Cheers,
Brian.
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Do not run the buttons through the ipac! Just relocate the power button on your computer and run it to a different switch.
You may want to consider not having it on the front of your cab.
brianoneill:
Thanks. Oh yeah. That was a bit stupid about the iPac connection. oooops.
Yeah. Side/top of cab might be safer.
So if I have a happs arcade button I just wire from the happs button to the two pins on the motherboard that control the power?
Cheers.
SirPeale:
This has been discussed before.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=search
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: brianoneill on January 24, 2007, 07:02:55 am ---Thanks. Oh yeah. That was a bit stupid about the iPac connection. oooops.
Yeah. Side/top of cab might be safer.
So if I have a happs arcade button I just wire from the happs button to the two pins on the motherboard that control the power?
Cheers.
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If your motherboard turns on that way - give it a shot. I used to take a screw driver to manually jump it.