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FrizzleFried:

Why make things so difficult?  Why not simply take a power strip,  remove the switch,  run some wire,  drill a hole in the cabinet and install a high-quality toggle switch?  Set your BIOS to power up automatically on power failure.  Flip on the switch,  the computer comes on as does everything else.  When you shutdown your computer, wait for the PC to turn off,  then flip off the switch and you are good as gold.

One by-product of this method is that you still have a 2nd toggle switch on the cabinet for the MARQUEE and MONITOR only.  Turn those off when you will be away for a while,  flip them on and your up and running in seconds.

Total cost: $4.99 for the power strip and $2.00 for the switch.


More Cowbell:


--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on July 26, 2007, 10:10:35 am ---Why make things so difficult?  Why not simply take a power strip,  remove the switch,  run some wire,  drill a hole in the cabinet and install a high-quality toggle switch?  Set your BIOS to power up automatically on power failure.  Flip on the switch,  the computer comes on as does everything else.  When you shutdown your computer, wait for the PC to turn off,  then flip off the switch and you are good as gold.
One by-product of this method is that you still have a 2nd toggle switch on the cabinet for the MARQUEE and MONITOR only.  Turn those off when you will be away for a while,  flip them on and your up and running in seconds.
Total cost: $4.99 for the power strip and $2.00 for the switch.

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Exactly what I've been doing. It gives you 6 outlets to work with too which is important if you have a computer, monitor, off the shelf marquee light (Home Depot $8.99), and powered speakers. Takes about 5 minutes to open the power strip and connect the wire. Put the toggle switch wherever it is most convenient. Works like a champ. I load up on power strips when I see them on sale for $1.99 or so.

lanman31337:

I'm doing a switched outlet for my cab.  I'm going to install a new outlet and a switch so I can do that as well.  I hate crawling back and flipping it at the surge strip.

RandyT:


--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on July 26, 2007, 10:10:35 am ---Why make things so difficult?  Why not simply take a power strip,  remove the switch,  run some wire,  drill a hole in the cabinet and install a high-quality toggle switch?  Set your BIOS to power up automatically on power failure.  Flip on the switch,  the computer comes on as does everything else.  When you shutdown your computer, wait for the PC to turn off,  then flip off the switch and you are good as gold.

One by-product of this method is that you still have a 2nd toggle switch on the cabinet for the MARQUEE and MONITOR only.  Turn those off when you will be away for a while,  flip them on and your up and running in seconds.

Total cost: $4.99 for the power strip and $2.00 for the switch.


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That's cool too.  You could also expand the idea for low voltage control (safer) and automatic operation through the PC "on" button by removing the switch on the power strip, and putting a relay and 12v receptacle in it's place.  An "override" could be place on the cabinet by using a SPST toggle on the ground between the PC and the power strip.

RandyT

Kangum:



or turn everything on remotely for 25 bucks hehe

http://cgi.ebay.com/3PK-AC-OUTLET-WALL-PLUG-SWITCH-WIRELESS-REMOTE-CONTROL_W0QQitemZ320139867277QQcmdZViewItem

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