Re: Remote switches

On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:10:10 +0930, "Season BubbleGirl -
BubbleGirl.net" <bubblegirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi,

I have severe allergies and so use my desktop computer through a glass panel. At the moment I need someone to turn it on for me. However, I'd like to buy a part for my PC so I can turn it on with a remote or something similar instead. Can this be done? Our regular TV remotes work through the glass panel so something INFA-RED could work also.

What technologies are there?

Assuming an ATX PSU, howabout a simple push switch in a little box (or
old 35mm film pot) running into your 'space'?

All you (one) would need to do is connect a single pole 'push-to-make'
switch on a pair of wires and wired in paralled with the std front
panel on/off switch? If you wanted to go fancy you could fit a neat
jack socket on an old blanking panel so the lead / remote switch could
be unplugged and the PC would be (pretty well) back to normal?

All the best ..

T i m
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