Can a time switch damage time capsule
Hi,
during the night I don't use my time capsule and want to switch it off completely (safety and energy saving reasons).
Does the sudden power loss of a time switch once a day pose a threat to time capsule?
What's the worse that can happen?
Has anyone tried this yet?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Martin
Should be fine.. although the power saving is not huge.. they do not draw that much current when the disk is not working and spun down... I put the energy meter on it.. and forget the value now.. maybe 10-12W.
Does the sudden power loss of a time switch once a day pose a threat to time capsule?
What's the worse that can happen?
Power loss is no biggie.. in and of itself.
Power loss during the middle of a backup.. really bad. Let me pose the issue that happens every now and then.. you are in the middle of a big work/study assignment.. burning the midnight oil.. and 3am oil.. !!
You forget to turn off the time switch, and promptly at midnight.. the TC shuts off,, but it was just when the Mac was doing TM backup. End result could be minor corruption.. or could be major corruption.. If you want to do this my advise is to use a power board that will detect shut down of the control device and shut down other devices.. these are cheap and work reasonably well. So the shut down of the Mac will cause the TC to turn off. It would have to be a desktop Mac to work.
The worst.. this is a debate that will never end.. is shutting down electronics to save power going to make a device last longer.. we don't know.. sometimes yes. sometimes no.. the constant heating and cooling of the board causes components to expand and contract.. and modern lead free solder is nasty stuff.
You may introduce faults .. cracks in solder in particular.
There is no added safety in shutting it off.. they do not cause fires.. or damage.. the worst that will happen is the internal fuse will blow. The power you save is not huge.. but yes, it adds up.
What is the right or wrong practice... ?? No suitable tests exist.. but I personally would never shut it off unless my power costs triple.. even then I would be pretty slack about it.
Any other opinion is equally valid.
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I don't use ipad for this so i am just googling.
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https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/oplayerhd-lite-best-free-video/id385896088?mt=8
http://www.freemake.com/blog/5-free-video-players-for-ipad/
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