I have a mini-fridge and every time it goes on my speakers 'unplug' themselves for an instant. Would this help me?
1790041
Personally I doubt the 1626-10 filter will help at all. What my guess is is when your mini-fridge starts up the current draw is such you (probably powered) speakers don't receive sufficient power and therefore shut off for a split-second. I would suggest putting the two devices on separate circuits (powered by different circuit breakers). You can test before physically moving the fridge or the speakers by running a sufficient gauge extension cord. You could also try putting your powered speakers on a UPS. (If the speakers aren't powered then the amplifier they are connected to.)
1790042
Good question. The X10 FilterLinc is trying to protect the X10 signals across the AC line and those are up in the 400kHz (? from memory) range ... well above anything your fridge would be doing. Usually when the compressor kicks on there is a spike in current required and this drops the voltage on the circuit. Putting those speakers on a small UPS (from APC) might help ... or putting the fridge on a good power strip with filter (say an Isobar) might help too. These type of issues are tricky to solve and usually just require some trial and error (meaning some $$$ usually). Good luck!
1790043
This filter is to eliminate communication noise on the line that affects X10 devices. I assume your speakers don't send the sound through your electric lines using X10 signals, so I doubt this would help. If they unplug (i.e. meaning turn off/on), then it sounds like a power issue and this filter wouldn't help. I'd try putting the speakers on a separate power circuit and see if that helps. Could be an issue with the speakers themselves.
1790044
I doubt it. You may have sub-standard wiring in your house. It sounds to me like when your fridge starts, your voltage is dropping too low to properly support your speakers. Try making sure that any extension cords used with both devices are 14 awg or larger. If nothing else works, find a receptacle for your speakers that is connected to the opposite phase of your breaker panel from the fridge receptacle. If this works, you could also connect the most convenient receptacle for the speakers to the breaker panel phase that is opposite the fridge receptacle.
2180142
Hi. I don't think so. But then again I always turn it off by habit as soon as I am done, I unplug it. But if you check the description of the product it should tell you if it has that feature. In any case, it was a great price and a great buy for me, I am still using it and loving it. :)
328762
it wouldn't start my Fridge,,the Surge time is too low..so am not using it..if that is a requirement for your system.,,this is NOT the convertor for you. look for one with a long surge time.,at least 5/7 seconds..this piece of crap is 1second...total waste of money. the guy with the video praising this, must have a hugh battery bank..to off set this problem.
626098
Ha!! No.. But if I am in the kitchen w/the popper I just unplug it before that happens!?
1671774
no, you cannot. ours also malfunctioned - played music without any little hands nearby - so it would sound off randomly. we got rid of it.
775632
Oh, haha I destroyed my fridge already lol. Just buy any power supply, and splice the adaptor which connects to the fridge to it. Remember to practice safe soldering, keeping sure to insulate all internal components of the wires with shrink tubing. Use a power supply rated at US 120AC in and 12v 5A out. It should fix our problem
1243966
Usually, plugging something into the headphone jack turns off the speakers. Would make much sense otherwise, right? Test it on your TV with any mini-jack headphones/earbuds.
470415
There should be a setting under the menu to tell it what time to do this, or possibly shut it off entirely. Alternatively, do what my girlfriend does and just unplug it when you aren't using it. Check the menu though, I am fairly certain there is a setting.
664963
yeah, it should. i have used it for 12+ hours and it never went out while in was plugged in, is it a good idea to use this speaker 'non-stop'....probably not.
1118585
It should unplug if not I recommend calling your local repair shop or getting repair manual.
2269809
Sure if you want your speakers blown, This unit shorts out quite often. When I bought mine, It blew my speakers and it wouldn't even stay on. This is NOT a product you should buy.
1900480
Not suppose too. I had my AC unswitched while on, and when plugged back in, I had to turn it back on. As far as turning on by its self replugging, sounds funny.
674142
That is good. I leave mines outside all year around and unplug when not using them. I'm always been nervous about leaving things plugged up when i'm not using them, especially outside. Enjoy the speakers.
496248
Yes. It'll probably run into some issues when unplugging/hotplugging if you're just using direct ALSA, but pulseaudio appears to take care of that.
1485990
Yes. I use it that way all the time. My suspicion is that this shortens the battery life, but unlike most BT speakers, the battery can be replaced. I have not tried using the speaker plugged in and the battery removed. BTW, both the blue and red LED glow, so you get a purple glow from the unit.
546678
I did a test and it did eventually power itself down. When I did the test I left the speaker on before I went out for lunch. While the speaker was off when I returned I can't say how long it took. Edit: Checked it again and the speaker powered down after 10 minutes.
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I would have to end up unplug it, then plug it back it to unfreeze to resume play.