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Wtimkey

Mar 13, 2014
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Hey guy!
Please keep in mind when you read this, that I know next to nothing about electonics, so this my sound like a stupid question. I have a set of computer speakers hooked up to my tv, and they are powered by 5v dc, so I have them hooked up to the usb service on my tv, that way they turn off when I turn off the tv, but the new ones I am getting don't have this (unless it's internal) it is just a straight 100v ac plug. Is there any way that I could either convert 110v ac to 5v dc to power them via usb? if so, would I lose any power?

http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=141214778794
Would something like this work if I wired the 110v side to each prong of the plug, and the 5v side to the +/- of a usb male?
 

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So the new speakers are powered from 100VAC but you want them to turn on and off with the TV?

If that's the case, get yourself a power board that turns off some of the outlets when the "master" device stops drawing power. I used one of these to turn on and off a DVD player and some other assorted stuff when the TV was turned off. Typically they require a certain minimum load to operate. In my case it thought the TV was off if it went into standby mode, so I didn't actually have to power it off completely.

Here they're sometimes called "green power boards". They have other names, but I can't remember them off the top of my head.
 
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