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Starting the cabinet all at once. It works! And here's how...
SirPeale:
Ah, now I see.
Now I just have to *find* that relay.
rsoandrew:
How about this one (it's toward the bottom of the page. Sorry no direct link).
http://www.meci.com/default.asp?mode=getitems&category=463
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SPST, N.C., 5 VDC coil.
MFG: WABASH
Manufacturer Part Number: 1831-5-1 C1
MECI Part Number: 480-0384
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This should fit the bill.
Dak-ak:
I think what you want to do is have a switch that you press, everything turns on... you press it again, everything turns off?
Right now i have my machine configured so that everything is triggered with the pc power button... not what you were initially thinking, but i believe it will get the job done... what i used was:
1 cheap power strip
1 molex power connector (female that accepts pc power connector)
1 relay that is triggerable with 12v and can switch the load we're planning on using.
I opened up the power strip, and cut one of the rails (the "hot" rail, if memory serves) so that the first power plug was still "always" hot, but the rest were cut off... I removed enough gunk in the 2nd slot with a big pair of dikes so i can shove the relay into that position, and ran two wires out of one of the power jacks (from the 2nd slot) those went to the molex and to the 12v on the computer. the rail that i cut and removed was replaced by bridging over the relay. The computer is plugged into the first plug (always hot) the arcade equipment (the acutall plug that used to go to the wall) goes into one of the plugs that is behind the relay. the 2nd slot on the power strip was rendered useless.
I hope this description made sense.
The idea being is i turn the computer on, and everything powers up. I turn the computer off, everything turns off. works good for me.
SirPeale:
I'm trying to stick to as close to this diagram as I can. So hacking a power strip won't work for me.
Dak-ak:
this relay is both triggerable with AC and can switch AC. If you used it you could isolate the pc from the powersupply on the cab.
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