Quoted from PanzerFreak:1.The power button used to be in an easily accessible location.
2. The power button is no longer in an easily accessible location.
3. Stern could run some wire from the power supply and install a power switch at the traditional easily accessible location but choose not to.
This decision comes across as another cost cutting move along with the cheaper lock down bar latches, removal of the traditional head lock, 3/4 sheet metal head, cheaper cabinet brackets, plastic exterior cabinet protectors versus metal, and yes even cheaper tilt bobs...
I don’t understand why this is such a hot issue for you, especially for home use. I have my pins on a switch, I flip the switch and they all turn on. If I didn’t have them on a switch, I would install a voice controlled outlet to turn them on. There are so many options to turn the pins on that don’t require you physically touching them.