6-way power strip

[lsj]

I have a 6-way power strip that I plug a few synths and wall warts into.  where the power strip plugs into the wall is behind a lot of equipment and very difficult to get to.  is it ok to just leave everything plugged into the power strip and just turn the switch off on the power strip, or should I unplug everything from the power strip.  

[ElmerJFudd]

You can just turn off the strip.  But I’d suggest using a strip with circuit breaker  protection.  

[Lou_NC]

I've been doing this for years, I actually have the strip mounted on the back of a rack cabinet where I can reach it, and it turns on about 10 different things (I actually have a couple of power strips in series to get enough sockets - not an issue because the current draw is absurdly low).  The only item I power on separately (a few seconds later, after all the keyboards and mixers come up) is the power amp.  I found that I was getting "thumps" in the speakers (transients) if I did not delay the bringup of the power amp by a few seconds. 

 

Lou

[JamPro]

Do keep in mind that those wall warts and chargers continue to draw power which you pay for even when nothing is plugged into them.  So best practice is to unplugged the wall warts and chargers OR turn off the power strip.

[BluMunk]

@JamPro, to clarify, you mean that a power strip that is on draws power regardless of whether anything is plugged into it or not (or regardless of whether the things plugged into it are on or not)? Is it significant power? I’m all for conserving energy and $$, but if my powered-on strips are costing me $5 a year in energy I’m not going to develop new habits to save that $$.