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Happy Monkey · 10-20-2016, 11:55 AM

I had one, but it didn't really work. I wonder if my PC was so much of a power leech that the strip didn't reliably recognize it as "off".

Or maybe it was just defective.

tw · 10-20-2016, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I wonder if my PC was so much of a power leech that the strip didn't reliably recognize it as "off".

A power controller in a PC is always on. If that power strip detects as little as 5 milliamps, then it would not power off other receptacles.

Replace a computer connection with a 7 watt and later with a 100 watt incandescent bulb (not LED or CFL). To discover what that power strip sees as power on and power off.

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