[Boatanchors] Wall Warts and Switcher Power Supplies

[Bry Carling]

I like the ones where all the outlets are controlled by one device. when you turn it on, all of the other devices spring to life!

Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell at gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>It's been a long while now that computers, printers, etc with an
>internal, switching power supply have an arrangement where the power
>switch is NOT a power switch at all. That button you press signals the
>equipment's mother board that you are ready and then mother board turns
>the power on or off. In order for it to do that there must already be
>power to the portion of the board that handles that task. Granted that
>it will be much lower power than when the whole system is on but
>powered
>nonetheless. I have some digital stuff here that I can hear on my
>radios
>on some bands - even when it is turned *off*. Make that pseudo-off. I
>have that stuff plugged into power strips with a *real* power switch.
>At
>my house off is *off*. Lights out. Don't just go to sleep - die.
>
>73,
>
>Bill  KU8H
>
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regards,
Bry Carling

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