Re: Intelligent Power Strip

From	Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux.mint, uk.d-i-y
Subject	Re: Intelligent Power Strip
Date	2024-12-26 15:16 +0000
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References	<20241226140420.a21e1231bd8e4d1d66da17e1@gmail.com>

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pinnerite wrote:

> Around eight years ago I bought one of these strips to run my computer
> system. It has a master socket and seven slave sockets.
> 
> The midi-tower system plugs into the master socket. The two screens,
> the printer and the sound system are plugged into the slave sockets.
> 
> When I power down at night. The strip detects this and denies power to
> the accessories.
> 
> At least that is the theory and for the most part it works, except a
> continual hum continues to be heard from the sound system's speakers
> when the system should be off.
When you power the speakers, do you hear a relay click on?
Maybe they act as unpowered speakers when not powered, and are picking 
up stray signals like that?

What if you test by powering the speakers from a different socket?

What if you unplug the speakers from the power strip altogether?

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