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Title: Smart strip??
Post by: fl00die on September 05, 2016, 07:18:39 am

Hi all - I am based in the UK and building my 1st stand up machine...

I believe the extension lead I am after is known as a Smart strip in the USA.. however I cannot find one in the UK??.. am I calling it the wrong thing? surely they exist over here? (Essentially, PC plugged into master and once turned on or off it makes all other connected devices do the same)

Thank you
David

Title: Re: Smart strip??
Post by: markc74 on September 05, 2016, 08:01:52 am

Look for the intelliplug. I picked one up from Amazon for £3 a week ago

Title: Re: Smart strip??
Post by: fl00die on September 05, 2016, 11:46:50 am

Good man!.. Sort of an old school 3way box adapter but with a master plug.. I have 4 sources - PC / TV / Marquee  /Speakers..

Perhaps can join a 2 gang extension to one of the slave ports..

Title: Re: Smart strip??
Post by: markc74 on September 05, 2016, 12:56:44 pm

Yeah me too on my last build. I just did as you say - ran a 4 way extension from one of the slave sockets. Works a charm.  :cheers:

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=136713.0;attach=309142;image)

Title: Re: Smart strip??
Post by: fl00die on September 06, 2016, 05:55:17 am

great stuff.. Obviously that's not the way it looks when all fully working no?. lol... Do you have your PC plugged into the top?

Title: Re: Smart strip??
Post by: markc74 on September 06, 2016, 08:11:24 am

Yep - into the master socket. Switch on pc. All slave sockets go on. Switch off PC. All slave sockets off.

Title: Re: Smart strip??
Post by: spystyle on September 19, 2016, 12:42:48 pm

You can make your own :)

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,128892.msg1317741.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,128892.msg1317741.html)