anet a8 power switch holder

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I designed this switch holder so I can turn my printer on and off without having to move furniture out of the way to get to the plug, I designed it to bolt onto the anet a8's frame which holds the right-hand side Z-axis stepper motor closest to the power supply and used a switch from a broken power strip, this way I knew it could handle the voltages. To wire in the switch just use 1 short length of wire, i gave myself 5 inches to work with, put female AWG connector on one end to plug into the switch and an AWG spade connector going to the live input on the PCU, then spliced another AWG female connector to another length of wire, about 5 inches as well, then what I did was used an AWG butt connector to link it to the life wire on the cable, but you can solder those if you wish, I just used what I had on hand. with the AWG connectors going to the switch this makes it very easy to replace it if the need comes up. it's a simple idea but it works very well for my machine, and in theory, it might work for the pursia i3 as well since the anet is based on it. (or so I'm told. correct me if I'm wrong.) I am currently working on an upgraded version which includes a socket for a 3 pin power cable socket, commonly found on pc tower power supplies.