They save a few pennies, that really adds up among thousands of units.
On 6/15/2011 7:12 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:24 -0400, "Igor Roshchin"<[email protected]> wrote:
Tue Jun 14 23:46:25 EDT 2011
Brian Walters wrote:
It seems more and more PC peripherals are lacking an on/off switch.
Both my scanner and wireless router require the plug-pull method to turn
them off. Some time ago I went looking for a small on/off switch that
could be inserted between the peripheral and the power cord. Maybe they
exist but I could find such a beast.
Brian,
The simplest and the most abundant is a power-strip.
IKEA and some dollar stores in the US have them for $1-3.
But I am sure you know about that option.
Also, home-improvement stores like Home Depot and Lowes in the US
have some sort of "smart" switches that plug in between a power plug and
the outlet; those allow one or more fancy functions: time programming,
remote control (with a remote control device or even clapping), etc)
I don't remember, but I think I saw one that was just a simple switch.
And just in case, - GFCI power outlets can be used for the same
functionality, - as they have the switch button.
None of those really do what I'd like.
I have a whole bank of power strips but they, and the wall sockets, are
down behind my desk behind all the various cables that seem to be
mandatory for any sort of computer system.
What I'd like is a switch that could connect between (say) my wireless
router and its power cable so that I can turn the router off and on via
the switch instead of having to pull out and reconnect the cable at the
back of the router. Same with the scanner.
Why can't these things come with built in on/off switches?
Cheers
Brian
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