Do you kill the power to your Rig when done?

[DragonCrestPC]

I'm curious how many people shut-off or unplug the power to their rig when they're done with it for the day. I shut off my power strip when i know i'm done for the day but i've heard of people who even unplug it due to preventing surges. What's your thoughts?

 

[midnightlaundry]

A Switch is a Switch..

 

[spacebard]

I saw a power strip taking fire so I always unplug my rig

 

[Martymig]

Yes, I shut everything down at the end of the day

 

[NaturalBornBoy]

I shut it down.

 

[Meeotch]

I have all my amps running into a Furman power conditioner. I plug it into the wall when it's time to play, and unplug from the wall when I'm done. It's not only the major surges that concern me, but also the constant light to mild ones that can wear down electronics over time. Not with my amps!

 

[skoora]

I just kill my power strips. I don’t unplug them from the wall.

 

[Philhouse]

I unplug the power strip. House has been hit by lighting before and taken out my AV gear, not gonna chance it on my amps

 

[lessarti]

I use a powersurge proof power bar, and I ALWAYS unplug from the power bar AND unplug the power bar from socket. You just never know with surges, and phantom power use is also a factor here.

 

[stratjacket]

I just turn off my Furman power switch, but don’t unplug anything. I do have the Furman plugged into a Voltage Regulator.

 

[PatF]

When there is a lightning storm it's a good idea to unplug at least the good stuff.

 

[dawnofdreamx97]

It is usually best to leave totally unplugged If possible.

 

[MetalHeadMike]

I unplug. The most expensive surge protection out there won't do dick if you have a ground strike nearby. Seen too many electronics fried in my years in IT.

 

[squealie]

I've been an amp owner for 35 years. An IT guy for 22.

Seen caps pop in motherboards, seen tubes go super-blue and blow at gigs. Seen guitar players spend hundreds on Furman power conditioners that were essentially UPS.

Shit breaks y'all.

 

[psychodave]

I unplug everything.

A few years ago lightening struck near my house. Had a surge protector hooked up. Took out surge protector, the main cable TV box, flat screen TV and a Nintendo switch. Only takes a second to unplug.

 

[Markedman]

I unplug.

 

[Luca79]

I don't, but have a thing called discharger in the electrical system, which is new, to prevent lightings or peaks.

 

[BeZo]

You guys are making me paranoid. I'm going to go unplug all my amps.

 

[stephen sawall]

I unplug.

I have seen the damage done to equipment plugged in too many times. Lightning can take out everything no matter what protection you are using.

 

[MetalHeadMike]

I don't, but have a thing called discharger in the electrical system, which is new, to prevent lightings or peaks.

If lightning strikes near enough, I don't think any protection device or combination of will protect from a ground surge/spike. I had clients with VERY expensive surge protection setups on $50K-$100K audio/Pc setups...cooked from near ground strikes, didn't matter.