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Power Control Unit
A client of mine has had a certain type of power surge protector where
each device can be powered off in addition to turning everything off at once. It's flat and he sets his monitor on top of it. Here is a photo of it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...&s=electronics (It's no longer available unless he goes to Ebay.) Although the four switches on the left all still work, the main switch on the right doesn't. I doubt this is worth getting repaired. I'd like to suggest a replacement, but all I can find are the usual power strips. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. |
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"Daave" wrote in message ... A client of mine has had a certain type of power surge protector where each device can be powered off in addition to turning everything off at once. It's flat and he sets his monitor on top of it. Here is a photo of it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...&s=electronics (It's no longer available unless he goes to Ebay.) Although the four switches on the left all still work, the main switch on the right doesn't. I doubt this is worth getting repaired. I'd like to suggest a replacement, but all I can find are the usual power strips. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. In lieu of finding/buying a new one, you might try Radio Shack or one of the on-line parts places for a replacement switch. I wouldn't think that it would be that hard to replace, or that hard to find. I had the same unit years ago, IIRC, and they are simple push-button switches. SC Tom |
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SC Tom wrote:
"Daave" wrote in message ... A client of mine has had a certain type of power surge protector where each device can be powered off in addition to turning everything off at once. It's flat and he sets his monitor on top of it. Here is a photo of it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...&s=electronics (It's no longer available unless he goes to Ebay.) Although the four switches on the left all still work, the main switch on the right doesn't. I doubt this is worth getting repaired. I'd like to suggest a replacement, but all I can find are the usual power strips. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. In lieu of finding/buying a new one, you might try Radio Shack or one of the on-line parts places for a replacement switch. I wouldn't think that it would be that hard to replace, or that hard to find. I had the same unit years ago, IIRC, and they are simple push-button switches. That's the thing. So far, I've looked at NewEgg and MicroCenter and have come up empty. But now that you've mentioned Radio Shack, I wonder if this imight fit the bill: http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2362004 Thanks for the suggestion! |
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"Daave" wrote in message ... SC Tom wrote: "Daave" wrote in message ... A client of mine has had a certain type of power surge protector where each device can be powered off in addition to turning everything off at once. It's flat and he sets his monitor on top of it. Here is a photo of it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...&s=electronics (It's no longer available unless he goes to Ebay.) Although the four switches on the left all still work, the main switch on the right doesn't. I doubt this is worth getting repaired. I'd like to suggest a replacement, but all I can find are the usual power strips. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. In lieu of finding/buying a new one, you might try Radio Shack or one of the on-line parts places for a replacement switch. I wouldn't think that it would be that hard to replace, or that hard to find. I had the same unit years ago, IIRC, and they are simple push-button switches. That's the thing. So far, I've looked at NewEgg and MicroCenter and have come up empty. But now that you've mentioned Radio Shack, I wonder if this imight fit the bill: http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2362004 Thanks for the suggestion! Although that would probably fill the bill, that wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I meant the single on/off switch that isn't working. But for $30, what the heck, just get a new unit :-) That way the client won't have to worry about another switch failing. |
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SC Tom wrote:
"Daave" wrote in message ... SC Tom wrote: "Daave" wrote in message ... A client of mine has had a certain type of power surge protector where each device can be powered off in addition to turning everything off at once. It's flat and he sets his monitor on top of it. Here is a photo of it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...&s=electronics (It's no longer available unless he goes to Ebay.) Although the four switches on the left all still work, the main switch on the right doesn't. I doubt this is worth getting repaired. I'd like to suggest a replacement, but all I can find are the usual power strips. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. In lieu of finding/buying a new one, you might try Radio Shack or one of the on-line parts places for a replacement switch. I wouldn't think that it would be that hard to replace, or that hard to find. I had the same unit years ago, IIRC, and they are simple push-button switches. That's the thing. So far, I've looked at NewEgg and MicroCenter and have come up empty. But now that you've mentioned Radio Shack, I wonder if this imight fit the bill: http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2362004 Thanks for the suggestion! Although that would probably fill the bill, that wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I meant the single on/off switch that isn't working. But for $30, what the heck, just get a new unit :-) That way the client won't have to worry about another switch failing. I figured that's the best thing to do, too. I could either charge him labor to repair the switch and for the switch itself of just get a whole new unit. To tell you the truth, even though I feel very comfortable inside desktops and laptops, I wouldn't want to mess with these types of units. I certainly wouldn't want to mess with monitors, either! This is only a side job for me; I wonder how the more seasoned techs handle this situation. |
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"Daave" wrote in message ... SC Tom wrote: "Daave" wrote in message ... SC Tom wrote: "Daave" wrote in message ... A client of mine has had a certain type of power surge protector where each device can be powered off in addition to turning everything off at once. It's flat and he sets his monitor on top of it. Here is a photo of it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...&s=electronics (It's no longer available unless he goes to Ebay.) Although the four switches on the left all still work, the main switch on the right doesn't. I doubt this is worth getting repaired. I'd like to suggest a replacement, but all I can find are the usual power strips. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. In lieu of finding/buying a new one, you might try Radio Shack or one of the on-line parts places for a replacement switch. I wouldn't think that it would be that hard to replace, or that hard to find. I had the same unit years ago, IIRC, and they are simple push-button switches. That's the thing. So far, I've looked at NewEgg and MicroCenter and have come up empty. But now that you've mentioned Radio Shack, I wonder if this imight fit the bill: http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2362004 Thanks for the suggestion! Although that would probably fill the bill, that wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I meant the single on/off switch that isn't working. But for $30, what the heck, just get a new unit :-) That way the client won't have to worry about another switch failing. I figured that's the best thing to do, too. I could either charge him labor to repair the switch and for the switch itself of just get a whole new unit. To tell you the truth, even though I feel very comfortable inside desktops and laptops, I wouldn't want to mess with these types of units. I certainly wouldn't want to mess with monitors, either! This is only a side job for me; I wonder how the more seasoned techs handle this situation. If it was mine, I probably would have replaced just the switch, but that's just me. I would rather try and fix something than replace it, even if it's not cost-effective to do it that way. But then again, I'm retired now, so it's more of a hobby than anything else. But I did the same thing at work, be it PC's, monitors, UPS units, what have you. Took a wind-up clock apart when I was 11 to fix it (and it worked!), and I've been doing things like that ever since. |
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On Apr 30, 1:50*pm, "Daave" wrote:
A client of mine has had a certain type of power surge protector where each device can be powered off in addition to turning everything off at once. It's flat and he sets his monitor on top of it. Here is a photo of it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...dp_image_text_.... (It's no longer available unless he goes to Ebay.) Although the four switches on the left all still work, the main switch on the right doesn't. I doubt this is worth getting repaired. I'd like to suggest a replacement, but all I can find are the usual power strips. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. These are usually described as "under monitor" power control centres. How about this: http://www.tripplite.com/en/products...xtModelID=2636 |
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"smlunatick" wrote in message ... On Apr 30, 1:50 pm, "Daave" wrote: A client of mine has had a certain type of power surge protector where each device can be powered off in addition to turning everything off at once. It's flat and he sets his monitor on top of it. Here is a photo of it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...dp_image_text_... (It's no longer available unless he goes to Ebay.) Although the four switches on the left all still work, the main switch on the right doesn't. I doubt this is worth getting repaired. I'd like to suggest a replacement, but all I can find are the usual power strips. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. These are usually described as "under monitor" power control centres. How about this: http://www.tripplite.com/en/products...xtModelID=2636 That's the same unit Radio Shack sell for $10 less. |
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"Mr. Smith" wrote in message ... On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:50:05 -0400, "Daave" wrote: A client of mine has had a certain type of power surge protector where each device can be powered off in addition to turning everything off at once. It's flat and he sets his monitor on top of it. Here is a photo of it: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ima...&s=electronics (It's no longer available unless he goes to Ebay.) Although the four switches on the left all still work, the main switch on the right doesn't. I doubt this is worth getting repaired. I'd like to suggest a replacement, but all I can find are the usual power strips. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. I suggest you ask whatever you are trying to ask elsewhere. This has nothing to do with Win XP. Ignore the resident ****wit. Your question is welcom as the responses should indicate. "Mr Smith" is a mentally retarded school child who has delusions that he is some sort of self appointed newsgroup moderator who can decide what you can post and what you can't. He isn't. |
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