KCvale
In memory of KCvale 1959 - 2019
I know there are topics here about keylock switches, all I seen involve running a pair of wires to a switch somewhere.
Nice and all, but easy to defeat.
This is what I used to make mine.
It is just the Keyboard Keylock switch you used to see on old beige desktop PC's, usually it was right next to the Turbo button.
(Ya, a long time ago, but that is when I started my computer business)
The point was to put the switch right in line with the coil ground wire where it enters the unit.
I could have just epoxied it like that but, but Radio Shack has little plastic project boxes for about $3 so I used part of one of those.
I epoxied the box on and that was that.
Note I used a longer nicer looking shielded wire to the motor, what the heck right?
The key comes out in on or off position, so no dangling key, and no indication to someone else of the status.
Also, you can't hot wire it.
Even if you somehow break my epoxy filled box off, it will take the wires to the coil with it.
Cheap, easy, and secure.
Nice and all, but easy to defeat.
This is what I used to make mine.
It is just the Keyboard Keylock switch you used to see on old beige desktop PC's, usually it was right next to the Turbo button.
(Ya, a long time ago, but that is when I started my computer business)
The point was to put the switch right in line with the coil ground wire where it enters the unit.
I could have just epoxied it like that but, but Radio Shack has little plastic project boxes for about $3 so I used part of one of those.
I epoxied the box on and that was that.
Note I used a longer nicer looking shielded wire to the motor, what the heck right?
The key comes out in on or off position, so no dangling key, and no indication to someone else of the status.
Also, you can't hot wire it.
Even if you somehow break my epoxy filled box off, it will take the wires to the coil with it.
Cheap, easy, and secure.