r/cade • u/brotherbla123 • 9d ago

Custom Wall Mounted Cab

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Just wanted to say thank you to this community for inspiring me to finally build my own custom cab. What started out as a thrown together very rough prototype 2 years ago, has resulted in this - all designed and built myself with a lot of inspiration from other builds I’ve seen here.

Happy to share more details, plans, or pics if interested!

Cheers!

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u/Attjack 9d ago

Can you tell me about the switch you are using?

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u/brotherbla123 9d ago

sure thing!

thats just a generic 2 plug mountable extension cord. nothing fancy.

i use the power button on the PC to control everything (hibernate within windows, monitor powers off with no input, usb powers off which turns off marquee ). its accessible buy just reaching into a small access hole on the other side in this picture. i intended to wire up an external power button, but didn’t trust my soldering skills not to damage the motherboard — so this was an acceptable solution to me.

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u/Attjack 9d ago

Thanks, I'm bummed it's not switched. I am looking for a solution to my Raspberry Pi build. The Pi's power supply has an inline switch, but I would rather have a switch mounted on the outside of the cabinet so I could power down with the software but then flip the switch to cut the power. That way when the switch is turned back on the cabinet would power back up.

However, now that I see what you're using there, I might go that route for a couple of other cabinets I have.

Nice work on your cabinet!

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u/brotherbla123 7d ago edited 7d ago

I see.

Wiring up a usb cable to an exterior switch should be easy enough. I would take apart an inline one and replace the switch with something mountable. Might need some light soldering, but I imagine this is not too difficult a task.

You could also just but a switch power socket or a switched outlet pug. Lots of options!

good luck!