Does it have a real 'hard' switch that completely disconnects the battery when not in use? Or does it have a 'soft' electronic/parasitic switch?
1154531
Has a soft switch that has to be depressed. It is slightly recessed on the bottom right corner on the front.
1154532
I cannot answer your question completely because I don't know about "soft electronic/parasitic" switch. I am confident, however, that battery drain does not occur when the unit is switched off.
1154533
I bought one about a year ago and have kept it for emergencies. Battery is still good. I do not know if the switch allows the battery to deplete.
1222348
No switch, but there is a piece of plastic covering the battery that needs to come off. I missed it the first time too, so look for it over the battery. Hope this helps.
228711
No real "switch" per se, you rotate the battery compartment door a small amount and that is the off position, if you turn it too far, then the compartment opens. Poor design IMVHO. There are small markings on the body of the tool to indicate this.
1056963
The switch runs off of battery, the outlet is powered by the outlet you plug it into
1421497
It does not have a power switch. It does, however, do a fantastic job of self-powering off when I power down the computer to which it is attached. That is the primary reason I purchase Buffalo's DriveStation drives. I have only used these drives with Macintosh computers.
1712218
Mine is hard wired to a wall switch. I think there are models that include external switch.
492898
has to be unplugged, doesn`t have a turn off switch like some other harddrives
1570668
It doesn't have an automatic power on/off for sure. The normal power switch that's in that back doesn't really need to be switched off when not in use, no but if you do turn it off it won't be a problem.
1868829
It just has a positive and ground wire that come off the switch box. You can put a plug on it or go straight to battery. Hope this helps
1040462
Hello Barbara,This plugs in and does need to have the switch continually held. That said I'm fairly happy with it and as I'm unlikely to know ahead of time when I need it prefer to not worry about the battery being dead.
189685
There is no isolation switch. I generally don't use batteries, and just run it off the USB.
940864
Yes. There is an on/off at bottom front if I remember correctly. However, I am not sure it the 6Volt battery can be completely disconnected by the switch. It is better to remove the wire leads from the battery inside.
1965795
It can be wired to switch, but every time the power is interrupted l.e the switch is turned off, the lights will come on anddischarge the battery.
1495763
There is no switch. It's on when you plug it in and turns off only by unplugging.
424737
My answer is no different from the others. It has a switch, but even when on it only turns on when in use.
315367
Yes, there is an on off switch on the bottom. I always turn mine off when I'm not using it and it's in my case so that the battery doesn't drain and it doesn't do anything when I'm not using it.
132195
Mine does have an on/off switch!It operates on mains power only; not battery. There are three levels of operation, one: on all the time; and two where you can set it for dusk plus a few hours...and of course, off if you want it.