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Title: Anyone used this switched power socket?
Post by: Osirus23 on December 15, 2015, 08:57:51 pm

Looking to get something like this for my cab instead of just running a power cord out of a hole in the back, came across this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Arcade-Cabinet-Switched-Power-Socket/dp/B00F1YT0OC (http://www.amazon.com/Arcade-Cabinet-Switched-Power-Socket/dp/B00F1YT0OC)

Anyone here ever used it? It only has 1 review and its a bad one.

Title: Re: Anyone used this switched power socket?
Post by: Slippyblade on December 15, 2015, 09:01:52 pm

Those get used all the time.  Tons of builds on here have em.

Title: Re: Anyone used this switched power socket?
Post by: harveybirdman on December 15, 2015, 09:04:23 pm

Get one from twisted quarter, they are fine.

Title: Re: Anyone used this switched power socket?
Post by: PL1 on December 15, 2015, 09:15:39 pm

http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?title=Wiring#IEC_Fused_Power_Inlet_with_a_Lighted_Switch (http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?title=Wiring#IEC_Fused_Power_Inlet_with_a_Lighted_Switch)   ;D


Scott

Title: Re: Anyone used this switched power socket?
Post by: Osirus23 on December 16, 2015, 04:58:00 pm

Ordered one treated myself to a new crimping tool while I was at it.  :cheers:

Title: Re: Anyone used this switched power socket?
Post by: menace on December 17, 2015, 06:46:12 am

My only beef with that thing is that the rocker switch to turn the machine off is now (usually) way down at the back.  For a bartop thats not such a big deal, but crawling on your hands and knees to turn on a full upright on gets old pretty quick...

I like the power switch at the top of the cab and the power port at the back--just me though...

Title: Re: Anyone used this switched power socket?
Post by: big10p on December 17, 2015, 08:59:42 am

I fitted my power switch inside the cab, on a service panel I fitted inside the coin door. I usually just use the wall switch to turn the cab on/off though, TBH.

Title: Re: Anyone used this switched power socket?
Post by: vwalbridge on December 17, 2015, 10:51:37 am

I have that same power inlet on 2 of my builds. If you wire it like I do then you can have the rocker switch only turn your marquee on and off.

Sometimes it nice to not have a marquee light blasting you in the face.

Title: Re: Anyone used this switched power socket?
Post by: RTyper56 on December 18, 2015, 03:50:14 pm

i just have a long extension cord going through the back of my cab, ran along the edge to a light switch at the top center to act as my main power switch.
at the very bottom, you can see the wire coming in, and the light switch at the top.
the switch is in between the extension cable with its female end cut off, and a surge protector with its male end cut, and wired onto the switch