So you know how when you have your sega genesis plugged in, it later feels warm? Well I don't know why but it worries me cause I think it might harm my genesis in some way plus I hear that the ac plugs like the sega genesis and snes ones absorb power by little even when the console is turned off. I unplug mind every time I finish playing cause it worries seeing the ac getting hot. So what do you guys do about this?
I leave everything plugged in and on, 24/7. I'll be damned if I have to waste precious time turning shit on when I want to play, damnit!
I have my Genesis, Sega CD, and 32X AC adapters in one power strip. Everything plugs in sideways so fitting in the AC adapters isn't a problem and I leave them plugged in all the time. When I'm about to play, I turn the power strip switch on and when I'm done I flick the switch off. That way, I won't have to remove them all the time (and probably wear out the connectors on them out if I were to do that repeatedly) while leaving them unpowered. Otherwise I always unplug whatever I'm playing. I can't stand leaving systems that aren't being used plugged in for a while.
I guess I'll vote unplug since I do that for the majority of my consoles when I'm using a regular outlet, with the exception of the Gen/CD/32X.
I always unplug my consoles, including my TV as well when they're not in use. Even if I'm using a power cord, after flicking the switch off, I'll still unplug it from the wall.:)
The electrical outlet I plug most of my consoles, TVs and sound system is always hidden behind furniture (or in this case, a wooden entertainment cabinet), so it's not like I have a choice in unplugging my stuff or not. All my power strips are also out of easy reach, so I can't turn those off either.
I use a switchable power strip, so "yes"
I have a switchable power strip, or several of them, but I don't unplug anything nor turn the strip off...
I'm a poor cheap bastard so everything I have is on power strips which I watch like a hawk.
I haven't unplugged or turned off my Genesis, Sega CD or 32X adapters since back in the day. But, I do turn off powerstrips attached to systems I'm not using every day. This gives me the warm fuzzy that I am preserving their life and saving electricity.
Model 2 (VA1.8) - Unplugged so the Nintendo DS-Lite charges, but I will plug in when I want to use it. - Full Powerstrip.
Model 2 (VA2.3) - Mostly retired.
Model 2 (VA1) - loose power connector, faulty controller ports, collects dust. Got it at a garage sale.
Model 1 (VA3) - The special Genesis for audio ripping, I've got a 32X for it, that I put back in the box when I don't use it, I plan to get a model 1 Sega CD, too. This is also used to play games every once in a while, to see if I need to worry about caps. This is got it's own special powerstrip that I store with it.
Model 1 (VA7) - Collects dusts.
Nomad - Plugged in when I play a game on the go using real hardware or where a computer wouldn't be usable. Otherwise, unplugged.
I always unplug the big AC adaptors from the strip. They get warm if I don't and that bothers me as well.
I always unplug them. I got too many video game consoles to leave the power adapters plugged in all at once.
i got everything on a power strip
always leave it all on. TV on a seperate wall unit since its an HDTV
So I wasn't crazy for unplugging them after all, lol.
No, I consider it to be wise. Always unplug all my gaming stuff after use. What if lightning struck the surge strip and somehow caused it to fail, frying all my classic systems? Simply can't risk it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaze16
All my consoles are unplugged when I'm not playing them. I have no interest in subsidizing the power company, and as others have said, leaving them plugged in creates an opportunity for them to get damaged from a power surge or lightning strike. I don't know how much current a Genesis AC adapter draws with no load, but it's still non-zero.
Are there any consoles that don't draw power when they're not on, but are still plugged in?
Yeah, these kind of Power Supplies do suck back a fair bit of power even when the console is turned off. Just feel them after they've been plugged in for a few days... they're warm! I leave them plugged in unless I don't think I'll be using it for say 3 weeks or more. Something like the SNES or Genesis I might hit up at least once a week I just leave plugged in even though it would be best to unplug.
I unplug everything when I'm done, even the power strips. Power outages are common in PR, and I'll be damned if my Genesis is going to be fried!
It gets warm because it is a stepdown transformer converting voltage from your 120V outlet. There would be very little if any current (load) until you hit the on switch to start playing. Personally, I just hit the switch on my power bar when I'm done playing,
I have both AC adaptors from my MD1+MCD1 in a power regulator, which I turn off and then unplug to avoid any electrical damage to them.
I always unplug them as I am worried about them getting too hot
Wow, this poll is in a tight running; 18:19 at this point.
Gotta unplug them! I'm not gonna subsidize the utilities, and I've got a furnace if I want to turn up the heat.
I leave them plugged in but I have a power strip which I turn off instead. Still saves just as much energy that way.
I keep the systems that I use the least unplugged, but the ones I use often enough are always plugged in. If I only had a couple of systems they would always be plugged in, so I guess I have to vote that way.
I unplug mine, my japanese mega drives PSU buzzes (but oddly in Japan it does NOT buzz).
Where do you think that heat comes from, free energy? No.Quote:
Originally Posted by havok666
It does use a tad bit of energy when off. How about this, tomorrow, I'll use a kill-a-watt meter on it and try it out..
I keep it in out of laziness.
I want to say "that's what she said", but it wouldn't make sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flygon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_s...e#Rely_tamponsQuote:
Originally Posted by beigemore
(Too soon?)
Due please find out how many dollars worth of electricity that plug takes out for a whole day with the plug plugged in and the system off.Quote:
Originally Posted by evildragon
Only one AC adapter I worried about leaving plugged in, I was even afraid to use it because it will get so hot that I couldn't touch it. It was a cheap 3rd party adapter (and the first time I ever used one), I threw that sucker away. From my knowledge, the official SEGA adapters don't even get a fraction as hot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crackdown
are you crazy? leave the AC turned on so you reduce its lifetime?
no way
if I forget it plugged overnight I feel bad for days
There's a Metafilter thread about this here. Apparently what we're talking about is called no load power, which makes sense.
The result?Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaze16
16.2 Watts when on, and 1.9 watts when off..
My japanese power supply is 2.8 watts when off, and 18.2 watts when on.
On an odd result though, my laptops charger, when unplugged from the laptop but in the outlet, consumes NOTHING at all, 0.0 watts.
Looks like my testing has made a few quiet, lol.
I'm amazed at the number of people who do unplug their AC or turn off their power strip. I assumed everyone else was a lazy, wasteful bastard like me:)
I'm like Guntz; my stuff is plugged in behind my entertainment center and not readily accessible. I'm good about turning off lights, etc., but have never been good about unplugging power supplies (or turning off power strips).
I just switch the power strip off.
I only unplug my electrical appliances when I go away from home for more than a few days. And instead of unplugging all the individual devices, I just unplug the power strips. Other than that, normally everything remains plugged in all the time.
Two of my megadrives are on a powerstrip that is switch off at night but one is always plugged in.
by comparison, my PC...Quote:
Originally Posted by evildragon
54W on, and 1.2W off.
2.4W standby, 59W using KEGA Fusion.
:)