Re: New Question EDP FCB - Switches

[Todd Pafford <calenlas@gmail.com>]

In general with all such rack effects and any electronic device, it's
safer to leave them off, turn the strip on, then turn each unit on. 
That way the units' individual power supplies can buffer as they were
designed to.  Throwing a circuit on allows a potentially destructive
surge to flow down the line and a good power supply will try to buffer
the surge when it's turned on/off. As an example, consider the common
light-bulb.  They always blow when switched on or off because there's
no buffering.

Also, devices nowadays may utilize "soft switches".  These aren't your
usual hardware switch, but instead trigger software to turn the power
supply on/off.  I believe my Line6 Echo Pro uses one of these.  In
this case, it's possible that the on/off switch may do some
house-keeping tasks before/after turning on/off.

Now, I'm no EE, so take my advice with a bit of salt, but it seems
like a good idea to me to use the unit's power button.  After all,
they put it there for a reason. :)

Todd


On 10/28/05, .David.Auker. <DaVAuk@hevanet.com> wrote:
> Another EDP item: upon power-up, sometimes (rarely) mine doesn't.  I
> have my gear all plugged into a power strip.  Is it ok to just turn that
> on, with everything turned "on," or should I be using the switch on the
> EDP itself?  (When EDP doesn't power-up, I turn the switch off and on,
> and it's ok...)