Re: New Question EDP FCB - Switches

[".David.Auker." <DaVAuk@Hevanet.com>]

Thanks.  Sounds reasonable.  EDP, yes, Repeater, no (doesn't have an 
on/off switch)!

David 

Todd Pafford wrote:

>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.
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>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.
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>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. :)
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>Todd
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>On 10/28/05, .David.Auker. <DaVAuk@hevanet.com> wrote:
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>>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...)
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