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From: shields@yunexus.YorkU.CA (Paul Shields)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: switch in the back (was: Re: VDT Electric Fields)
Message-ID: <21768@yunexus.YorkU.CA>
Date: 27 Feb 91 11:46:12 GMT
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> <1991Feb23.231908.1499@zoo.toronto.edu
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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?

A friend of mine opened up his IBM PS/2 (model 30 ?) for me and showed
me just such a rod going from the front to the power supply in the
back of the unit.

So I guess they're not too popular :-)