When this happens the motor for the platter no longer works till rebooted, regardless of the length of the power interruption. Has happened across all OS versions.
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I’ve not heard of this. What version of the OS are you using and have you tried a factory reset?
I own 4 SC6000Ms and have not experienced power loss during operation, so I can’t say that I’ve seen it happen.
Also, have you checked that you’re using clean, grounded power?
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I think the best move forward here is to ensure there’s not a brief loss of power when running on unstable power sources.
A computer UPS is a no brainer considering the total value of a couple of decks and a mixer
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I seem to remember the SC players had a built in capacitor and a shut down warning when power is lost?
I think that was changed a few years ago to saving the database and shutting down the unit.
Previously it used to count down on the screen around five seconds and give you time to plug the unit back in. Now it just shuts down.
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Most Computer UPS devices provide simulated sine wave and if “clean” power is required for these devices, then a pure sine wave UPS might be best.
Yes that’s how I found out about it by showing someone. It’s done it across os3.x onwards. I’ve had one deck replaced and the new one also does it. It’s easy to replicate, just have the motor on while a track is playing and switch the power off for a second or 2 and that’s it. What do yas think?
There is no issue generally (in terms of power stability) but on the rare occasion generator’s do have issues at events and when this happens the only thing to fix it is a reboot
Yeah, and the cool thing about a device like this is that it will not only allow you to push through power dips with no issue at all, it would mean that if there were a longer-lived event, you’d have enough time to properly power things down/stop recordings, or go a few minutes without power or whatever. Most UPS batteries can power a small load for a few minutes, but that depends on their battery capacity, of course.
I use one at home, even with stable power, with a few pass-through ports (ie: ones that aren’t connected to the battery), allowing me to ensure more sensitive equipment has the battery backup, while things like speakers aren’t pulling hard on the UPS, with the benefit of allowing me to connect all of my music equipment into a single device, preventing ground loops, etc.
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Absolutely great to have at your home. I have quite a number of these (home network, my main workstation, kids’ game computers and for our NASs).
Funny enough, I don’t have one for my DJ booth 
. Looks like I need to go shopping as now I’m paranoid of losing power during a show.