Ultimate PC Reset Button
Are you tired of those tiny reset buttons on your PC? If the answer is “Yes!“, then we have a solution for you! In association with Maddy McBlast, our mad scientist, we give you…the ultimate reset button for your PC!
First of all, some introduction is necessary. In the time before Windows, all computers had a normal-sized reset button because, back then, computers required frequent resetting. And it was normal and nothing happened and it all worked well. You could even reset them with the famous “Ctrl+Alt+Del” key combo. Then came the Windows…and the rest is history. Excellent as Windows are (you do sense the irony in this, don’t you?), it is not a good practice to manually reset your computer “due to possible data loss“. I think that mainly because of that, you now get reset buttons sized as the ones on the PocketPC, that you have to push with a toothpick to activate. Both phoenixx and I used up all our toothpicks and realized that it was time for drastic measures! It looks like the more you spend on a computer case, the smaller the reset button is. See here:
The first reset button actually requires a toothpick, while the second one is nicely blended with the case so that you miss it with greater probability. Fortunately, Maddy McBlast has provided a solution for us:
Yes, it looks like a giant mushroom, but it’s not. We already tried eating it, so we know. It’s a button that is used in industry for stopping various machines and most important thing about it is that it can be activated in any direction. All you have to do is to hit it with something (like, a fist). Here’s another photo of it:
Connection is simple, and only two wires are necessary. Simply replace the original reset button on the case. We used three wires just because we could! No, seriously, the third wire is for future improvements (maybe for a LED?):
Looking at the pictures so far, you could have thought that we are just messing with you and that this button is even smaller than those pesky little reset buttons. So, just for you, we took a photo just for you…just for you…and you. What was I talking about? Oh yes, we took a photo just for you to see how it compares against other things:
So there you have it. No more will you need a toothpick or a pencil to reset your PC. No more will you be forced to use the Task Manager or the Start button to reset your PC. And you know what? Windows will even work better knowing that you have a huge reset button and that you could end their miserable virtual life in a second!
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I know it’s stating the obvious, but this would not be necessary with a Mac.
Comment by Paul — June 2, 2007 @ 5:03 pm
Lol, so true!
Comment by arcom — June 2, 2007 @ 5:08 pm
That button would be PERFECT for a project I’m working on. Can you tell me where you got it from?
Comment by Chris Lemon — June 2, 2007 @ 5:37 pm
A friend of mine brought it from his father’s company and I really don’t know exactly where to buy one. You might try asking at an electronics store.
Comment by arcom — June 2, 2007 @ 5:43 pm
Sigh. I’ve been trying to find something like that for well over a year now. That is *exactly* what I want. Right size, right shape, right color, all of it.
Comment by Chris Lemon — June 2, 2007 @ 5:53 pm
Is there anything printed on the button’s case or under it? There must be some way to track these down.
Comment by Just Asking — June 2, 2007 @ 6:03 pm
It’s called an “Emergency Stop Button” so try doing a search on that term. I’ve found a site that might be helpful: http://www.klockner.co.uk/emergency_stop.htm
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man what a genius. I should have thought of it.
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Comment by Steve — June 2, 2007 @ 6:30 pm
You can think of what should we do with the third wire, lol
Comment by arcom — June 2, 2007 @ 6:34 pm
So it looks like http://www.moellerusa.net/ sells them. Look at their catalog, the button is Article # 229747. The price? $130…
However, if you search for “emergency stop” on eBay there are dozens of similar buttons for considerably less.
I don’t want to attach one on my computer, I’ll be too tempted to press it.
Thanks for finding out what it’s purpose was and for that first website.
Comment by Just Asking — June 2, 2007 @ 6:43 pm
No problem! Glad to help
Comment by arcom — June 2, 2007 @ 6:45 pm
McMaster-Carr has a large selection of electrical switches, including ones specifically for emergency-stop use. Go to http://www.mcmaster.com/ and search for “emergency stop”.
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Comment by bob — June 3, 2007 @ 6:30 am
LOVE IT! I’ve destroyed the nerves in three fingers since first “hitting” a computer in 1967. Most of the damage was done with the control, alt, delete madness, which seems to me designed to slow you down, just as the qwerty keyboard was meant to do.
The design is totally ergonomically sound for those of us who want to feel our connection with frustration. It’s designed to LAST, just like that arcade that never goes away. You know the one; the heads pop up out of a frame and you bash them with a sledge hammer and another one or two pop up. Ony this “gadget” is is actually MORE FUNctional.
It’s danceable, I can hum the tune, the hook remains in the mind, so I give it a 97. I deducted 3 points as you have to spend money on it even if you buy the parts on ebaby.
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Would’ve been great if i got that a few years before. Actually, my Windows running fine with Kernel 5.
Great Work!
Comment by Stefan — June 3, 2007 @ 8:18 am
bob> so I’ve seen…damn!
virginia> great review, I love it! I’ll let you know in case it ever brokes down
Stefan> my Windows are also running fine at the moment…until I get a BSOD in which case there is nothing more satisfactory than to hit the button
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That’s right. It this thing was designed for Macs, it would be so expensive that no one could buy it. It would be called the iButton and everyone would want one, though.
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HEY !
You forgot the most important thing for this project.
The reset button BACKUP BUTTON !
Comment by Valentin — June 10, 2007 @ 5:49 pm
Hm…we might just do that…who knows…
Comment by arcom — June 10, 2007 @ 6:05 pm
If you fancy wiring one of these things up to your PC bear in mind they come in different types. Some stay depressed when you hit them and need to be rotated or unlocked with a key to pop back up.
Well, wouldn’t want the huge dangerous machine you stopped to accidentally start up again while you’re extricating your fingers/hair/whatever else from it.
Suffice to say using one with a PC might involve some hardware hacking.
Comment by Vek — June 13, 2007 @ 10:33 pm
definitely, definitely making me one of those
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I love the sleek look of this thing
Comment by Crimefaction — June 20, 2007 @ 12:24 am
You can find an even great selection of moeller pushbuttons on klocknermoeller.com nothing like making life A LOT easier.
Comment by More pushbuttons — June 13, 2008 @ 1:03 pm
That’s creative looking.
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