A more reliable method is to tack solder two wires to the back of the switch. The wires can be brought out along the side of the front panel without drilling any holes. You can attach a switch to these wires or simply twist them together when you want to power up the 5000 remotely. I have operated my 5000 remotely for years from all over the country. My fear about using tape is that the tape will unglue itself when you are 2,000 miles away. Unless you have a junior op back home, you are off the air.
Bill - W1LLY -----Original Message----- From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim Gilliam Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 2:34 PM To: Flexradio Subject: [Flexradio] Remoting power on the Flex 5000 It is quite easy to remote the power on and off on the Flex 3000. The front panel power switch toggles on and off. One merely depesses the switch to the "on" position and the radio can be turned on and off by remotely applying 12 VDC to the radio. There are several manufacturers that produce Internet AC power control units. Simply by plugging the Flex power supply into one of the AC ports, the flex 3000 can be remotely powered. Unfortunately, the Flex 5000 does not have a turn-on, turn-off front power switch. Its power switch does not toggle on and off; one depresses the switch, then releases to turn the radio on and off. However, I found by keeping the front power switch mechanically depressed, it can be remotely powered just like the 3000. Simply by putting a piece of industrial grade tape over the power switch while it is depressed allows one to remotely power the 5000 on and off by simply remotely applying 12 Volts as with the 3000. Jim, K6QE _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
