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Jakedakat:
I am gonna get one of these. Nice little way to turn on a pc from outside of cabinet...

http://geeks.com/details.asp?invtId=e-pc-s1-n

Combine this with...

http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/smartstrip2-1.html

And you have an nice way to power up your cabinet with one switch.

Rob

independentthread:
The power switch is kewl, but it would be kewler if the "remote" was more like a keyless starter for a car.  Then you could start your computer while you were carrying in your groceries from the car...heh...
And as far as the power strip goes, I wish they would have had those in one of the stores around here when I was looking for one.  I settled for one that looked easy to hack (so I can run wires to the switch up top) and had the longest cord I had ever seen on a power strip, 10 feet.

Sephroth57:
i dont see the point, all it is is a momentary button with a nice casing on a long cord, you could use a standard arcade pushbutton and do the same thing. my arcade machine has a button inside the coin door that starts it up, similar to a service button on a real machine

Nailz:

--- Quote from: Sephroth57 on June 27, 2004, 10:37:05 pm ---i dont see the point, all it is is a momentary button with a nice casing on a long cord, you could use a standard arcade pushbutton and do the same thing. my arcade machine has a button inside the coin door that starts it up, similar to a service button on a real machine

--- End quote ---

Yup, that's how mine is, works great and matches all the other buttons.

independentthread:
Does your arcade button power switch have LEDs?  Because that thing does.  Some people don't care whether LEDs live or die, but some of us do.  Personally I like them.
And besides, it's not like he was saying that you had to use it.  I doubt that it's a product that was designed with intent for you to use on your arcade cabinet.  It was probably designed for people who have to store their computer out of reach and need a simple way to turn their computer on off.  This situation applies, so you can use it if you want to.

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