# Correct way to power Electra On/Off

**URL:** <https://forum.electra.one/t/correct-way-to-power-electra-on-off/3733>\
**Category:** General discussion\
**Created:** [June 4, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/correct-way-to-power-electra-on-off/3733 "2025-06-04T18:21:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Electrolove](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/electrolove/32/2440_2.png) [@Electrolove](https://forum.electra.one/u/Electrolove)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/correct-way-to-power-electra-on-off/3733/1 "2025-06-04T18:21:12Z")

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What is the correct way to power Electra On/Off?

I have my entire studio connected to a few different power strips. When I turn on the power strips, the Electra also power on. When I then turn off the power strips, the Electra also powers off. It has worked since I bought it, but is this correct?

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**Author:** ![martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/martin/32/145_2.png) [@martin](https://forum.electra.one/u/martin)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/correct-way-to-power-electra-on-off/3733/2 "2025-06-05T06:52:44Z")

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Electra starts up automatically after it is powered on. The correct procedure to power it off is to switch it to a sleep (stand by) mode:

[Power On & Sleep Mode](https://docs.electra.one/userguide/firststeps.html#power-on-sleep-mode)

and then disconnect the power. Or you can just leave it in the sleep mode and wake it up by pressing `[BOTTOM-RIGHT]` button.

Switching E1 off without switching it to the sleep mode may be a problem when the controller is busy with writing data to the internal sd card. eg. when uploading a preset, saving a snapshot. In such case, the data write will be interrupted. The controller will recover the broken data on the next startup but there were cases whe the auto-recovery failed.

When E1 is not busy with file writing, abrupt power off does not represent any problem.

There was a request to change the power-on sequence so that Electra does not start automatically. Instead, it would go to the sleep mode immediately after the power is provided. I still keep that idea on my todol list.

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**Author:** ![Electrolove](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/electrolove/32/2440_2.png) [@Electrolove](https://forum.electra.one/u/Electrolove)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/correct-way-to-power-electra-on-off/3733/3 "2025-06-05T07:37:06Z")

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It seems like my Electra freezes when I swipe down. I end up on this page and Electra freezes. Sorry for the blurry photo.

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