One of my pet peeves of rackmount gear is when they aren't built with
power switches. On occasion, I have taken the face plate off and
installed one myself, but it's a pain.

If there was a simple single-space rack-mount piece with 8 plugs on
the back and a corresponding led and switch on the front for each
outlet... a modded Furman RP-8.

Furman makes the PowerLink Remote Sequencer, which I think would
accomplish that, but I hate to pay extra money for the sequencing
feature (street price around $360)

Is there another company that makes something like this or do I have
to build it myself?

Thanks everyone.

I hate to tell you how to think without actually answering your
question, but is there a reason you need a separate switch for each
device? If you have a rack full of recording gear, aren't you probably
going to fire it all up at once? A normal Furman rackmount power
strip/line conditioner with a single switch for all the outlets ought
to meet most needs. I've got several of them in use in my studios, and
I might not turn all of them on at once. But since most line-level
devices only use a couple of watts, it's really not a big deal to turn
on 4 EQs when you only need three.


ulysses


registered wrote:

One of my pet peeves of rackmount gear is when they aren't built with
power switches. On occasion, I have taken the face plate off and
installed one myself, but it's a pain.

If there was a simple single-space rack-mount piece with 8 plugs on
the back and a corresponding led and switch on the front for each
outlet... a modded Furman RP-8.

Furman makes the PowerLink Remote Sequencer, which I think would
accomplish that, but I hate to pay extra money for the sequencing
feature (street price around $360)

Is there another company that makes something like this or do I have
to build it myself?

Thanks everyone.

Here's one on eBay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=23 792

Check the power ratings. I'm sure it's an el cheapo, but what do you want
for less than $20.
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405.728.7005

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One of my pet peeves of rackmount gear is when they aren't built with
power switches. On occasion, I have taken the face plate off and
installed one myself, but it's a pain.

If there was a simple single-space rack-mount piece with 8 plugs on
the back and a corresponding led and switch on the front for each
outlet... a modded Furman RP-8.

Furman makes the PowerLink Remote Sequencer, which I think would
accomplish that, but I hate to pay extra money for the sequencing
feature (street price around $360)

Is there another company that makes something like this or do I have
to build it myself?

Thanks everyone.

In article ,
registered wrote:

One of my pet peeves of rackmount gear is when they aren't built with
power switches. On occasion, I have taken the face plate off and
installed one myself, but it's a pain.

If there was a simple single-space rack-mount piece with 8 plugs on
the back and a corresponding led and switch on the front for each
outlet... a modded Furman RP-8.

Furman makes the PowerLink Remote Sequencer, which I think would
accomplish that, but I hate to pay extra money for the sequencing
feature (street price around $360)

Is there another company that makes something like this or do I have
to build it myself?

Thanks everyone.

Lots of them, sold by DJ and computer stores
if you can't source one I will get you the price(they are cheap) and
order it for you
try MCM electronics
George

says...
One of my pet peeves of rackmount gear is when they aren't built with
power switches. On occasion, I have taken the face plate off and
installed one myself, but it's a pain.

If there was a simple single-space rack-mount piece with 8 plugs on
the back and a corresponding led and switch on the front for each
outlet... a modded Furman RP-8.

Furman makes the PowerLink Remote Sequencer, which I think would
accomplish that, but I hate to pay extra money for the sequencing
feature (street price around $360)

Is there another company that makes something like this or do I have
to build it myself?

Here's the one I've got, American DJ PC-100a:
http://tinyurl.com/xnlv
It may be cheap but it works fine - $39.95!

Steve

In article writes:

If you have a rack full of recording gear, aren't you probably
going to fire it all up at once?

Not necessarily. If I'm mixing or editing or just listening to some
playbacks, I don't need mic preamps. That's just one example. I don't
find it unreasonable to expect a power switch ON THE FRONT THANK YOU
for each piece of gear.



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One of my pet peeves of rackmount gear is when they aren't built with
power switches. On occasion, I have taken the face plate off and
installed one myself, but it's a pain.


It's a pain & it also might result in AC mains current running next to low
level audio circuitry. Some manufacturers have a very specific agenda about
keeping audio & AC supply as far away from each other inside a unit as
possible.


Scott Fraser

wrote:

writes:

If you have a rack full of recording gear, aren't you probably
going to fire it all up at once?

Not necessarily. If I'm mixing or editing or just listening to some
playbacks, I don't need mic preamps. That's just one example. I don't
find it unreasonable to expect a power switch ON THE FRONT THANK YOU
for each piece of gear.


I'm not arguing with you about the sensibility of putting a power
switch on a piece of gear. Maybe sometimes there's a reason not to, I
don't know. But on the other hand, I never touch 95% of the power
switches in my studio. If I'm mixing and don't need to use any mike
preamps, then I don't turn on the power strip that's feeding the mike
preamps. Simple. (To be honest, I very rarely turn off the strip with
the preamps at all).

ulysses

Mike Rivers wrote:

In article writes:

If you have a rack full of recording gear, aren't you probably
going to fire it all up at once?

Not necessarily. If I'm mixing or editing or just listening to some
playbacks, I don't need mic preamps. That's just one example. I don't
find it unreasonable to expect a power switch ON THE FRONT THANK YOU
for each piece of gear.

Agreed. I hadn't even realised such equipment existed !

Currently doing a 1u mic / line mixer. That has a power switch !

Graham

On 04 Dec 2003 17:15:01 GMT, (ScotFraser) wrote:

One of my pet peeves of rackmount gear is when they aren't built with
power switches. On occasion, I have taken the face plate off and
installed one myself, but it's a pain.


It's a pain & it also might result in AC mains current running next to low
level audio circuitry. Some manufacturers have a very specific agenda about
keeping audio & AC supply as far away from each other inside a unit as
possible.

I've seen some pieces of rack equipment that have front-mounted power
switches that are actually connected to a long plastic extension piece
for an electrical switch mounted near the back of the unit, near the
power transformer. So, even with your concerns about keeping audio
and AC separated, there is a way to put a power switch on the front
panel. It just costs a little more to do it.

Here's the one I've got, American DJ PC-100a:
http://tinyurl.com/xnlv
It may be cheap but it works fine - $39.95!

Thanks to everyone for the responses. After I figured out what they
were called I was able to find them on Musician's Friend.The one I
ended up buying was indeed the American DJ PC-100a -- mainly used for
lighting rigs I guess. The box makes it look like a piece of crap toy,
but I imagine there's not much to this device. I have it plugged into
my Furman AR-1215 voltage regulator/power conditioner and my problems
are solved.

And to answer the guy who wanted to know WHY I wanted to do this:

There are many reasons. The main being that there are often long
sessions in the studio where I am mixing and don't want to leave my
tube preamps burning up into the night. I guess I just like being in
control.

Thanks again everyone.

"Paul J. White" wrote:

I've seen some pieces of rack equipment that have front-mounted power
switches that are actually connected to a long plastic extension piece
for an electrical switch mounted near the back of the unit, near the
power transformer. So, even with your concerns about keeping audio
and AC separated, there is a way to put a power switch on the front
panel. It just costs a little more to do it.

Is this the Paul White known in UK music publishing ?


Graham

Paul J. White wrote:

I've seen some pieces of rack equipment that have front-mounted power
switches that are actually connected to a long plastic extension piece
for an electrical switch mounted near the back of the unit, near the
power transformer. So, even with your concerns about keeping audio
and AC separated, there is a way to put a power switch on the front
panel. It just costs a little more to do it.

I have a Tandberg hi-fi integrated amp with that arrangement and that
power switch has been a principal failure point. Very irritating.

--
ha

On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 07:58:44 +0000, Pooh Bear
wrote:

"Paul J. White" wrote:

I've seen some pieces of rack equipment that have front-mounted power
switches that are actually connected to a long plastic extension piece
for an electrical switch mounted near the back of the unit, near the
power transformer. So, even with your concerns about keeping audio
and AC separated, there is a way to put a power switch on the front
panel. It just costs a little more to do it.

Is this the Paul White known in UK music publishing ?

Nope, sorry. That's Paul A. White, I believe.

http://www.electrongate.com/paulwhite/index.html

I have a Tandberg hi-fi integrated amp with that arrangement and that
power switch has been a principal failure point. Very irritating.


One of my cassette machines did that too, & it also requiring fixing several
times a year.

Scott Fraser

"Paul J. White" wrote:

On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 07:58:44 +0000, Pooh Bear
wrote:

"Paul J. White" wrote:

I've seen some pieces of rack equipment that have front-mounted power
switches that are actually connected to a long plastic extension piece
for an electrical switch mounted near the back of the unit, near the
power transformer. So, even with your concerns about keeping audio
and AC separated, there is a way to put a power switch on the front
panel. It just costs a little more to do it.

Is this the Paul White known in UK music publishing ?

Nope, sorry. That's Paul A. White, I believe.

http://www.electrongate.com/paulwhite/index.html

Thanks for the reply. Just checking ! :-)


Graham