STOP! Wasting money on batteries - fit a real power switch.

So many gadgets and appliances these days do NOT have a real power switch.
The "power" switch simply puts the device into a "sleep" or low power state - but it's still drawing current from the batteries, and slowly draining them.
Very annoying when you go to use something, and the batteries are dead already :-(
Fit a real power switch!
This principles in this video can be applied to many items.
Note: I cannot possibly give any advice on your own device - this is up to you.
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[@michaelross-aj6fgvk3rz]

More annoying than the expense is discovering the device won't work when you need it at 2am and the shops selling batteries are closed. 😡

[@oraaaaange]

I would put down as the off position so if something fell on it, more likely it would switch off than on

[@rodneyhinkley7910]

Hi Adam, I couldn't comment on the meanwell sps youtube but try earthing the mains earth to -v output as the power supply is floating so i think you will find 98% of your noise should disappear ,let me know how it goes please

[@leftymuller]

If you dont use the gear often.. here is a better idea.. take the batteries out, this saves the battery and they wont leak and kill your equipment.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

TBH, the leaking of the corrosive components inside the battery is probably a better reason to remove the batteries. Personally, I think most items should just have a real power button. Things like computers not having one does make sense as a real power button means that the you can't have wake-on-lan without another powered device to give it power.