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]

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.

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]

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.

If your motherboard turns on that way - give it a shot. I used to take a screw driver to manually jump it.

[_) (V) (-)]

If you have cats in your house you may wish to reconsider using a cherry switch for the power button on top of your cab. Cats tend to climb up on top the them cabnets (aka space heaters) for a nap, and it's way too easy for them to turn the thing on/off while stomping around up there.

[Cutty]

I wish I thought of placement more before I wired my power button, its on top, but on the front left corner, and i never thought that would be the exact place people would stand and watch, while resting a hand on the top of the cab..........only got turned off once though, and no hi scores were at stake.

[More Cowbell]

I simply hack a power strip and extend the on/off button to a switch wherever I want it on my cab. This way everything that I plug into it will power up with the same switch, (computer, monitor, speakers, marquee lights, etc.)
Very easy and very effective.

[brianoneill]

thanks guys. actually that reminds me of another problem I am going to maybe have.

Until now I had a 22" CRT monitor in the cab. BIG BULKY and HEAVY. I m chucking that in favor of a now, out of a job, 17" TFT monitor.

I am wondering how the monitor is gonna get turned on each time I power up the cab !?

[Kaytrim]

Keep the 22" if at all possible man,  a 17" monitor is small for an arcade machine.

[brianoneill]

well the 17" is flat screen and the 22" is CRT so not as much difference as you might think.

Also, the 22" weighs a tonne! The amount of times I've had to move the cab around with that thing in it is real annoying.

Actually, on other question..free for all now but what guage wire do I need to connect up my buttons to the iPac. I have it already wired up but want to re-wire (cleanly). No idea what gauge(?) the wire is. At a guess 22 gauge ?

[More Cowbell]

At a guess 22 gauge ?

22. 23. Whatever it takes. 

[Huskerfan]

"220. 225. Whatever it takes."  Not sure how many movie buffs are in the audience.

I used 20 gauge "bell wire" that I bought from Home Depot.  It comes in red and white strands.

[rcrules]

"Nice shot. what did you use, a 38?"  "38, 39, whatever it took."