What about chargers? Does it power those off when they're not actively charging a device?
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When the device that the chargers are slaved to is turned off, the chargers will be turned off. The on off status of whatever is plugged into the strip depends on whether one element is on or off. The strip will not turn off a charger just because the charger is not actively charging.
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Since I use a timer to control the period of "charging", I do not have that knowledge. The timer, of course, has to remain ON all the time to keep the time. I doubt that the power goes off in the smartstrip "always on" group or the name would not be "always on".
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agreed with G. Kinal - your situation/goal needs to be further clarified. When the device in the 'control' outlet is turned off, then all the 'switched' outlets are turned off - regardless of what is plugged into those outlets. However, the 'control' outlet remains still live - so it will only kill phantom load on any of the 'switched' outlets. If you have a cell phone charger plugged into the 'switched' outlet, and you unplug the cell phone from the charger - the 'switched' outlets would turn off, but the charger would still be drawing some phantom load because it is still 'plugged in'
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Depends on what you mean by this. If the charger is supposed to be the controlling device, it will probably not draw enough current even in charging mode to switch off the controlled outlets of the strip. If you mean that a charger is one of the controlled loads, then it will be turned off whenever the controlling device turns off. For example, my controlling device is a computer. When I put that computer into sleep mode, all subsidiary loads including my monitor and a USB hub power puck also go off.
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Yes, they power off. Doesn't matter if they are paired or using the wired connection. It's highly annoying, and I have not found a way around it.
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Wade - if you are referring to the power down due to audio inactivity, yes, they do have that. But to tell you the truth, this has not been an issue with me at all. I use them quite frequently for videos, music etc and I haven't even noticed that it has come into play. I actually prefer this mode, as I don't have to power the units down when I walk away. And when I return, they automatically power themselves up. Hope this helps.
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Hi JustJohn,I didn't buy my portable from Amazon, I got it from Groupons. To answer your question yes it does turn off when it's finish charging.
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Depends. If the device is powered off it will almost always charge (slowly). If it's turned on it might either charge *very* slowly, or not at all, or even still lose charge if you're actually using the device. (You'll see the latter with high-end phones or tablets if you are running a 3D-rendered game -- the device will be using more power than any USB charger can safely deliver, so the battery will slowly drain even if it's plugged in. With a crappy charger this can happen even if the device isn't doing much.)
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Should work as long as the device not being used is completely powered off.
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i believe the charger turns off automaticly after the battery is charged at least some do tho some chargers tell you that you are useing unnecesary electricity by leaving it on but i would suggest removeing the battery once it is charged.
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I don't usually run the system on a battery unless I take it somewhere besides my desk but the power light doesn't go off when the iphone turns off so I would assume that it is still sucking power from the dock.
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Automatic shutoff. You can't turn it off manually. I wondered the same thing when i got it. Having owned two portable charger packs now and doing lots of research, i found it's kind of a common feature.
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Don't know at what number it turns off, but it will automatically shut off when it is just about dead. Auto shut off when the device its charging is full too, or when you unplug something it will stop after a short while.
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The charging station actually shuts its self off after charging/cleaning which prevents overcharging, I think.
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It does not have a power on off button, USB hubs I have had in the past with power adapter did not have a power button. you need to plug in the power adapter and it will remain on till it is pluged in to AC, if you disconnect the AC adapter it will function as a normal USB hub but will not be usable for charging devices that are power hungry. You could still charge cell phones or smaller devices. Hope this clarifies.
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When I try to charge from some computers mine does the same and doesn't charge up but when I use the charger that came with my Nook it stays on and does charge up. My daughter says it deprnds on how you have you 'power saving' features set to turn off what's not in use on the computer because 'power savimg' will turn off the power to the USB port under some circumstances wheb it shouldn't. I haven't checked into that, though, and just rely on the charging adapter. If you're using the adapter and the light goes out I don't know what to tell you.
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No, I do not believe it cuts power, but I also believe that most recent android phones, iPhones and tablets including iPads are not susceptible to damage from remaining connected to the charger and automatically go to trickle charging. I regularly charge these devices overnight without having to start at empty and have experienced no reduction in battery life in any device that would indicate battery damage.
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if the devise you are charging does not draw enough power it will shut off. I have an older ipod that does this . if you plug in an additional devise to charge that normally works on it fine it should stay on and working .
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You can turn the video screen off on the charger. Once you hear a noise, you can quickly switch it back on.