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| ratatax:
Soft power on may be a way to save cost and make engineering easier even if it needs some additional components to switch the mains. For the product I design I looked for big clunky mains switches, they are costly and a nightmare to integrate into a product, you have to attach them in some way usually it's not easy if they are not panel mount, the button cap is also a hassle since no switch have a standard plug, you'll have to mold your own or rely on the manufacturer's ones which usually provide very poor choices (shapes, colours). You also have to bring the mains close to the front panel with cables, or use a complicated lever system. In terms of mechanical engineering, a simple press button like the others on the front panel is so much easier, and of course it has all the benefits you mentionned like saving data before shutting down etc. If it's well implemented I don't see the problem, a well designed circuit should draw only a few milliamps |
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