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| jasonbar:
Thanks for all your ideas & feedback. Here are some further criteria that led me to my solution: 1 - I want the power switch easy to find but hard to activate, so putting it on top of or behind the cabinet didn't sound attractive. 2 - Using the toggle switch & toggle switch cover idea that I mentioned wasn't good, since closing the cover activates the switch, plus a toggle switch left in one position may power off the computer (holding power button for 6 seconds shuts it down--I don't know if I was clear before, but this will be wired to the PC's "soft" switch, not an actual power interruptor in the A/C voltage). 3 - I don't think the average Joe would be familiar w/ a sprung momentary toggle switch. 4 - I didn't want to build up a fancy cover--I've got enough work ahead of me on this project as it is--yikes! 5 - I'd rather not have keys that could get lost/broken So, I found this pair of products that should do the trick. A neat little momentary red low-profile pushbutton: http://www.itcelectronics.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=26&products_id=3726&osCsid=9cb6cae20c25039c503507bf6244aff1 and a low-profile sprung cover meant for key switches: http://www.marvac.com/detail.aspx?ID=25108 The only catch is that the switch is meant to snap into a thin metal control panel & I'm burying it into a .800" deep pressboard panel, so I'll probably end up using prodigious amounts of glue, since I can't get a nut on the back to cinch the switch down snug. -Jason |
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