Thanks for the info @tiff_lee
Glad to hear it's working @9999 Damage It sounds like someone had been having a go at yours already.
I just piggy backed off the output from the filter as it was in a convenient place and I can't see me drawing more than 10A. You could also piggy back off the input to the filter which would still be controlled by the internal power switch. You wouldn't be limited by current draw either in that case.
Another option could have been to piggy back directly from the cab inlet. This does mean that your strip will be powered whenever your cab gets powered and won't be controlled by switching your cab on/off inside the cabinet. The output won't be 'filtered' but it doesn't need to be, you normally just plug your PC in at the wall with no additional filter.
I did actually add some additional sockets in this manner. I've got Nintendo Switches in both cabs and I always found them running out of battery when the cabs were off as the power strip was controlled by the cab power switch. To get round this I added another single socket but I wired this in as soon as power enters the cabinet and before the cab power switch.
This means this socket gets power whenever the stepdown/trunking plugs are turned on. I've then set a schedule with the smart plus so that it turns on between 8am and 10am every morning to keep the Nintendo Switches topped up and ready to play whilst keeping the rest of the cabs turned off.
Glad to hear it's working @9999 Damage It sounds like someone had been having a go at yours already.
I just piggy backed off the output from the filter as it was in a convenient place and I can't see me drawing more than 10A. You could also piggy back off the input to the filter which would still be controlled by the internal power switch. You wouldn't be limited by current draw either in that case.
Another option could have been to piggy back directly from the cab inlet. This does mean that your strip will be powered whenever your cab gets powered and won't be controlled by switching your cab on/off inside the cabinet. The output won't be 'filtered' but it doesn't need to be, you normally just plug your PC in at the wall with no additional filter.
I did actually add some additional sockets in this manner. I've got Nintendo Switches in both cabs and I always found them running out of battery when the cabs were off as the power strip was controlled by the cab power switch. To get round this I added another single socket but I wired this in as soon as power enters the cabinet and before the cab power switch.
This means this socket gets power whenever the stepdown/trunking plugs are turned on. I've then set a schedule with the smart plus so that it turns on between 8am and 10am every morning to keep the Nintendo Switches topped up and ready to play whilst keeping the rest of the cabs turned off.
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