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smart strips, still good?
Aurich:
--- Quote from: More Cowbell on March 24, 2007, 08:41:04 pm ---$30? That seems steep for the one switch to rule them all. I just buy a regular old $1.99 power strip, open it up, remove the switch, wire in a new switchto wherever it is on the cab, and close it back up. Plug everything into it and use the cab switch to turn it on and off. Works like a charm, it's easy, and costs next to nothing.
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I hope you're not turning off your PC by flipping the power on your power strip.
I like my BitSmart strip, it does just what I need it to. I don't consider it expensive, but I don't have a "use what was lying around" cab, so the money wasn't an issue for me. If you're on a budget maybe it's too much.
squirrellydw:
thanks, I am going to get one. what another $30 on top of $2000
Xam:
I hope they are still good...just ordered one today.
Thirty bills may seem expensive, but you must consider that you are getting a surge suppressor also. Most of the $1.99 strips offer no protection other than a circuit breaker. Checking in the stores, you will find that a comparable surge strip cost about the same as the Smart Strip.
Xam
brian23:
I have had my SmartStrip for two years now in a muggy Florida garage. No problems whatsoever, nor has my PC had problems. I don't run it all the time, so I suspect that the SmartStrip will last a while as I only play my arcade every so often, but it is handling well.
Loki:
I have this one... I was supposed to use this on for my pc, but atm using it for my tv... I guess it's the same as a SmartStrip.
When the master goes off the rest will also turn off.
Got it for uhh... 8 euro I think (about $10?)
I'll be using it when I start my cab :)
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