Had/have a strange issue with one of these plugs, the one we have is the same as in the attached photo.
It's been in use for probably 4 or 5 years on my parents computer setup, the PC plugged into the master socket, and a 4-gang extension plugged in one of the peripheral sockets, with monitor, modem and a lamp plugged into the 4-gang. No bother at all over those 4-5 years.
PC is nothing too special, Q9400 processor, and 2 SATA hard drives the main power draws, one 80Gb, one 160GB.
A couple of weekends ago, I installed an extra 500GB hard drive (a WD blue Caviar, IIRC), I was planning on removing the 160GB. Anyway, when I was using the PC with this new hard drive, the Intelliplug was switching off the peripheral socket intermittantly; the PC was staying on though. It might turn off the perpheral socket for a minute or two, sometimes longer, sometimes might not come back on at all, but at least I could unplug the peripherals, and connect direct to socket to continue using the PC.
Even with nothing in the peripheral socket, the Intelliplug would switch off power to the peripheral sockets, but PC would continue to run ok.
I also have an Intelliplug with the master and peripherals sockets on an 8-gang extension lead, and it behaved the same as the plug (switching off the peripherals with the 500GB hard drive attached), so obviously something with the addition of the 500Gb hard drive throwing off the balance.
When I disconnected the 500Gb hard drive, and went back to the original setup, the Intelliplug behaves as normal, like it did before.
Anyone have any ideas what might be going on? I would have expected with the extra hard drive attached, the power draw would be more, and less likely to cause the Intelliplug to think "low power state, drop power to the peripherals".
It's been in use for probably 4 or 5 years on my parents computer setup, the PC plugged into the master socket, and a 4-gang extension plugged in one of the peripheral sockets, with monitor, modem and a lamp plugged into the 4-gang. No bother at all over those 4-5 years.
PC is nothing too special, Q9400 processor, and 2 SATA hard drives the main power draws, one 80Gb, one 160GB.
A couple of weekends ago, I installed an extra 500GB hard drive (a WD blue Caviar, IIRC), I was planning on removing the 160GB. Anyway, when I was using the PC with this new hard drive, the Intelliplug was switching off the peripheral socket intermittantly; the PC was staying on though. It might turn off the perpheral socket for a minute or two, sometimes longer, sometimes might not come back on at all, but at least I could unplug the peripherals, and connect direct to socket to continue using the PC.
Even with nothing in the peripheral socket, the Intelliplug would switch off power to the peripheral sockets, but PC would continue to run ok.
I also have an Intelliplug with the master and peripherals sockets on an 8-gang extension lead, and it behaved the same as the plug (switching off the peripherals with the 500GB hard drive attached), so obviously something with the addition of the 500Gb hard drive throwing off the balance.
When I disconnected the 500Gb hard drive, and went back to the original setup, the Intelliplug behaves as normal, like it did before.
Anyone have any ideas what might be going on? I would have expected with the extra hard drive attached, the power draw would be more, and less likely to cause the Intelliplug to think "low power state, drop power to the peripherals".
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