Big power button on Raspberry Pi

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When needing to power on/off my Raspberry Pi, I was tired of constantly pulling out and plugging back in the power cord. So I spliced the biggest toggle push switch I could find at VetCo into the power cord

manufacturer: Philmore

manufacturer part number: 30-10198 SPST Inline Push-Button Floor Switch ON-OFF 1A

Works great! Big power button for my Raspberry Pi