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DaOld Man:
I hacked a power strip the way soup did.

Here is my writeup:

http://skennys-arcade.blogspot.com/2007/05/switching-power.html
quarterback:
Spystyle has a great writeup here for a DIY "smartstrip" setup using a relay from RadioShack and a power strip:
http://spystyle.arcadecontrols.com/01/index81.htm


And here is a pdf referred to as "The Greenskein” version, based on Menace’s plan"  that Greenskein uploaded to BYOAC which is pretty good as well.
ArtsNFartsNCrafts:
Possible related question:


I'm wanting to make an arcade pushbutton my power switch...the current power switch on my PC not only allows me to start the computer with one push, but it also allows me to shut down windows (properly) by pushing it once...ok...so I'm looking at the PC's power switch mechanism, and there are 3 wires coming out:

green/black wire:  goes to the actual switch.
green/red wire:  goes to an LED
red/black wire:  goes to another LED.


I'm assuming I'd need to extend the green/black wire to the pushbutton/microswitch I'm wanting to use...I'm just not sure as to where I should run each wire on the microswitch. 

When I say green/black, I mean that it's a green insulated wire, and a black insulated wire, and they're twisted together...

I wish I had a cam so I could take a pic of what I'm talking about.
DaOld Man:
Attach the green/black wires to your extra pushbutton.
Black wire ties to pushbutton Common contact.
Green wire ties to pushbutton NO (Normally open) contact.

You could also extend the two wires going to the "on" led to an led on the pushbutton, if you would like to light the button when the machine is on. (Just a thought.)
One of the leds on your computer is most likely "power on" and is probably green.
The other led is most likely hard drive activity (probably red or amber).
ArtsNFartsNCrafts:
They're both green, but I'm mainly just concerned w/ the power switch.

i'll give it a shot and see how it works!  Thanks!
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