Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: switch in the back (was: Re: VDT Electric Fields)
Message-ID: <1991Feb23.231908.1499@zoo.toronto.edu>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <12438@pucc.Princeton.EDU> <1991Feb13.002236.8087@sj.ate.slb.com> <1991Feb19.232959.28401@zoo.toronto.edu> <1991Feb21.183853.28327@sj.ate.slb.com> <1991Feb22.174257.19533@zoo.toronto.edu> <4472@eastapps.East.Sun.COM>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 1991 23:19:08 GMT

In article <4472@eastapps.East.Sun.COM> gsteckel@east.sun.com (Geoff Steckel - Sun BOS Hardware CONTRACTOR) writes:
>I've seen advertisements for rear power modules where the user actuator is
>on the front.  An insulated mechanical linkage (read: long plastic rod) connects
>to the actual switch in the module.  Dunno how popular they are - anybody
>out there know?

Now that you mention it, I've seen those too.  Now *this* is a sensible way
of dealing with the problem.  I don't think they're in wide use yet; I only
started seeing those ads recently.
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