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Start cabinet with single power button, idea help needed (Schematic included)

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kelroy:

thanks i found one im glad you told me this i would have had a headach otherwise.

TheShanMan:

Cool! Glad to help, and it's a good thing you posted your question rather than proceeding on your own! :)

Ginsu Victim:

My setup:
PC set to power on after failure.
Everything runs to a standard power strip.
Power strip runs out via 8' orange extension cord.
Cord plugs into an on/off switch at the outlet.

Flip the switch to turn everything on.
Shut down via software (in MameWAH) with pushbutton at top of cab ( Player 1 button 8 ).
Flip the switch to off after PC shuts down to turn everything else off.

golfboyusa:

Kelroy,
Get a SmartStrip, all your problems will be solved!

telengard:

I guess I'm confused too.  I power everything on by one switch on top of the cabinet (PC, monitor, woofer, marquee light, etc).  I did have to make a modification to the power strip but I think it was just soldering one wire (it's been years and I forget what I did).   In reading my web page it seems I soldered the switch inline.  Maybe this isn't safe?  Haven't had issues in the many years I've had the cab.

http://home.comcast.net/~bsturk/mame/misc.html

Maybe the OP is trying to do something more than I'm thinking.      ???

~telengard

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