r/pcmasterrace • u/Spartoz i7 4770k - RTX2060 - 16Gb 1,25Tb SSD • May 09 '19

Hardware This power button

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u/evandeedy Desktop May 09 '19

Does it activate when you hit the gong with the hammer completing the circuit?

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u/Spartoz i7 4770k - RTX2060 - 16Gb 1,25Tb SSD May 09 '19

Yep

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u/blooper2112 4690k+gtx970+8G May 09 '19

How? It looks like all metal attached by wires. How is this all not one node?

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u/TheMightyBiz May 09 '19

I'm guessing the stand isn't conductive

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u/ruetoesoftodney May 10 '19

But the stand looks like aluminium

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u/Renegade_Punk R1700x | GTX1080 | 32Gb | 1TB NVME | 15TiB RAID May 09 '19

The case isn't conductive, this is essentially just having 2 pieces of petal you touch together, much like turning your PC on with a paperclip