mixman Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 On past projects I have used the same button to turn on the PC and the TV at the same time. On this particular TV this doesn't work. I would rather not use 2 power buttons if I can help it and wondered if anyone has modded an arcade push button to operate 2 microswitches, or if a double pole micro switch exists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothicplsur Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 A "Smart Strip" Won't Work...?!? Leaving The TV "ON" and Plugged Into A Slave... And Since There's No Voltage Going Thru The Poles Of A Microswitch Combine The 2 Pos And 2 Neg Leads Together It Should Work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metlfan2003 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 It may be wise to isolate the two inputs (PC and TV) rather than putting them on the same poles of a microswitch, just to be on the safe side. My TV and backglass measured a little over 3v across the power switch of each, so I decided it best to keep them separated. The smart switch would work, or a cheaper alternative would just be to use a double pole relay and a standard arcade button/microswitch. Put the TV and PC on each pole of the relay and wire up the coil to activate on the button press. This way, each input is isolated on the relay and can not get any back-fed voltage from the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontyQ Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I also say smart strip, I got one in my arcade cabinet pc plugged into main then monitor speakers and marquee plugged into slave sockets when I hit one button that's wired to pc as soon as pc turns on all other things plugged in power up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixman Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share Posted April 22, 2013 It seems my TV doesn't auto power on when power is re-applied, even though its not put on standby before it's turned off. I've opted to use 2 separate switches, I would have preferred one but it's not the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTPPC Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I've got the power button wires from 2 TVs and the PC all tied together and it works great. Never a hiccup. I do try to puch the button for at least half a second when I turn the system on or off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTPPC Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 On past projects I have used the same button to turn on the PC and the TV at the same time. On this particular TV this doesn't work. I would rather not use 2 power buttons if I can help it and wondered if anyone has modded an arcade push button to operate 2 microswitches, or if a double pole micro switch exists?You could use one of these: http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/SW-2010A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebulon Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Why not use a double pole relay attached to a microswitch. You'd have 2 isolated circuits then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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