Master/slave "energy saving" power strip

RoyMi6

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Why is this so hard to find these days?

I've got a bunch of equipment that I want to turn off when my computer is shut down. Access to sockets is pain so I want another "energy saving" extension lead that I've used in the past (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003WK62WU/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_4QRPFN2DP48VKZFAS3JJ) but seems to be out of stock everywhere.

Currently turning everything off manually so looking to automate that, not just a power strip with switches.

Anyone got any recommendations?
 
RoyMi6 said:
Why is this so hard to find these days?

I've got a bunch of equipment that I want to turn off when my computer is shut down. Access to sockets is pain so I want another "energy saving" extension lead that I've used in the past (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003WK62WU/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_4QRPFN2DP48VKZFAS3JJ) but seems to be out of stock everywhere.

Currently turning everything off manually so looking to automate that, not just a power strip with switches.

Anyone got any recommendations?
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I would imagine they're phasing out in favour of smart power strips. I've got a 4gang which you can control individually, or switch the whole thing off.
 
theone8181 said:
Doesn't the equipment have a power button on them?

Or do you mean that's what you're doing already?
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That's what I'm doing at the moment but some of it is cupboards but the most annoying bit is a monitor that when it stops receiving signal wont come out of standby again. Needs to be power cycled at the wall :rolleyes:

Semple said:
I would imagine they're phasing out in favour of smart power strips. I've got a 4gang which you can control individually, or switch the whole thing off.
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Yeah, I've seen those but they don't really solve my problem. Unless they're smart enough that I can add routines based off whether one of the sockets is drawing power...?
 
I use a couple of 'OneClick' power strips for exactly this.
One socket is master (PC plugged in), others switch on/off based on the master socket.
So Monitor, printer, Powered USB hub, DAC, Power amp all are hard OFF with the pc. No parasitic loads.
I also use one with my hifi in the living room, so when dac (which acts as a preamp) is off the sub, brace of class D amps and streamer all power off too.

Reduces parasitic loads, saves me having to remember to switch things on/off and saves training the other half/boy in switching things on and off.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ELECTRIUM-Oneclick-Intelligent-Mains-Panel/dp/B0007SQK54
 
I had one of these for years that I got free from npower unfortunately as my pc’s power draw declined over the years it reached a point where it didn’t draw enough when using desktop apps to trigger all the other sockets to come on!
 
just ordered one, hoping its decent as ive had a few of these type of product decide to play up after awhile :( odd that they have seemingly been discontinued as a thing...
 
gc123 said:
just a quick question to folk that have them . do you have to physically switch the main item off or is it standby.
reason i have 3 monitors and a printer linked to the computer and at the moment have them on remote switches , problem is sometimes when i switch the power off on the computer it forgets the monitors and i have to manually power them off and on with there own switches?.
so i guess what im asking is will the monitor powers turn off and the computer goes to standby.

sorry to be confusing...
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The main item will remain powered, the other plugs get switched off.

So for my computer, I do shutdown via windows and it goes into standby. That’s a low enough draw that it switches the other plugs off so all my monitors and accessories get “turned off at the wall”.

I had the same problem as you where I had to turn off my monitors at the wall every so often, so sounds like it might solve your problem too.
 
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