Artifact: was going to PM you, but your answer will probably help others, so I decided to revive this kinda-old thread.
In the 2010 "Hall of Fame Worthy" thread you wrote:
"wire coin return button to the motherboard's POWER switch, Smart Strip to turn everything else on"
Wiring to a coin return button is a very elegant/discreet way of turning on the PC, one I hadn't seen mentioned before.
Once the PC is on, do you then turn it off by holding the eject/corn return button down longer? [Or are you shutting it down in software, maybe?] I'm worried that it's on, a kid pushes the coin return, makes momentary contact, and turns odf the computer. Desktop PCs you usually have to hold the power button down for several seconds before it turns off, so I'm assuming it works the same way after you tap into the power switch?
Love your cabinet, btw.