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Not a fan of the "turning the power strips off" method. Power supply failures are the number one reason why expensive electronics turn to bricks and subjecting
by stefan_ 5y ago
Not a fan of the "turning the power strips off" method. Power supply failures are the number one reason why expensive electronics turn to bricks and subjecting them to the large inrush current that happens on the primary side every time you do the mechanical switch thing is a great way to significantly accelerate that process. Penny wise, pound foolish kind of thing.
- yakubin 5y agoThat's the primary method of turning embedded devices on and off though. :) During development it's done around the clock and noone bats an eye. Rule of thumb: if a device doesn't have a power button, it's fine to turn off using the power strip.
- yownie 5y agoI'd assume because development process doesn't need to deal with repercussions of accelerated power supply degradation
- yunohn 5y agoWhat do you mean? Things that don’t have an in-built switch, are meant to be fine hot plugging and as such, controlling via a power strip is fine.