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Power On/Off Receiver With Master Controlled Outlet

post #1 of 4
3/28/12 at 9:30am
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I have a UPS that has three controlled power outlets that are only connected if the Master is drawing power. I want to be able to have my HT-RC260 receiver, which is driving speakers throughout the house, be powered on when my HTPC is on, and off when my HTPC is off. There is no line of sight, or IR control yet, and I control my HTPC using my Android phone as a keyboard/touchpad, and wake-on lan to power it on. I have verified that if the Receiver is on, and I unplug it, obviously it turns off, then when I plug it back in, it turns back on again, so the Master/Slave outlet situation should work fine, but my question is will this damage the receiver? Not using the power button and instead disconnecting power at the UPS?

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Richard
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post #2 of 4
3/28/12 at 11:27am
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I have a UPS that has three controlled power outlets that are only connected if the Master is drawing power. I want to be able to have my HT-RC260 receiver, which is driving speakers throughout the house, be powered on when my HTPC is on, and off when my HTPC is off. There is no line of sight, or IR control yet, and I control my HTPC using my Android phone as a keyboard/touchpad, and wake-on lan to power it on. I have verified that if the Receiver is on, and I unplug it, obviously it turns off, then when I plug it back in, it turns back on again, so the Master/Slave outlet situation should work fine, but my question is will this damage the receiver? Not using the power button and instead disconnecting power at the UPS?

Thanks,

Richard

No, no damage risk. In fact it will help in two ways.

1) The component life, specifically electrolytic capacitors, will be extended.

2) It's one more phantom power drain off your electric bill.

The only drawback is if the receiver has internal software that must self test or boot up. This just takes time. For example I have a Lexicon MC8 processor which does a self test when first plugged in and it takes about a minute.
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post #3 of 4
3/28/12 at 12:02pm
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I'm not so worried about boot time...It is pretty quick, and even so, my HTPC needs time to boot anyway. If no harm to the components, then this will work perfectly for me.

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post #4 of 4
3/28/12 at 12:11pm
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I'm not so worried about boot time...It is pretty quick, and even so, my HTPC needs time to boot anyway.....
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Yeah, I use tube power amps so a minute of boot/test time is fine for me too. They take at least two minutes to get going. Just like firing up a steam engine
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