What is your preferred power indicator colour?

[KSTR]

I don't know how you did it, but I've seen gear that used a neon bulb

Yep, a small gas discharge bulb, derated for long life (target was >= 5 years continuous duty). Basically what is inside of many illuminated mains switches, just a bit larger.
A problem with these is that you cannot use them for universal mains voltage.

 

[Sal1950]

Just a fun thread and poll. Too much hand wringing in the world at the moment...

My suggestion,
Better just a label that says ON or OFF

 

[egellings]

My suggestion,
Better just a label that says ON or OFF

Agree, when I turn off my equipment, I don't want it to draw so much as a milliamp from the wall.

 

[mhardy6647]

My suggestion,
Better just a label that says ON or OFF

Agree, when I turn off my equipment, I don't want it to draw so much as a milliamp from the wall.

Indeed.
FYI & FWIW, my next DIY amplifier will feature this (thanks to Gary Kaufman) just a wee bit downstream from the AC mains inlet.

 

[Count Arthur]

Indeed.
FYI & FWIW, my next DIY amplifier will feature this (thanks to Gary Kaufman) just a wee bit downstream from the AC mains inlet.

I do like a nice toggle switch:

 

[mhardy6647]

I do like a nice toggle switch:

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Looks like a simple binary equalizer.

 

[Curupira]

I do like a nice toggle switch:

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My ADHD fidgeting would wear those switches in a month. But congrats, looks neat.

 

[mhardy6647]

My ADHD fidgeting would wear those switches in a month. But congrats, looks neat.

Good quality toggle switches will stand up to such treatment, no problemo.

 

[Curupira]

Good quality toggle switches will stand up to such treatment, no problemo.

 

[Sal1950]

Looks like a simple binary equalizer.

 

[wwenze]

My suggestion,
Better just a label that says ON or OFF

But when it says on, is it really on?

 

[Sal1950]

But when it says on, is it really on?

Does it really matter that much ?

 

[gold-sunset]

White is the classiest color. Don't need a color for off.

 

[VientoB]

Red is better. Also prefer red for displays. Better for the eyes in the dark.

I couldn't vote red in the poll because why would anyone want flashing red for standby?

 

[Cogito]

Green on, Amber standby.

 

[EngineerNate]

Literally anything but blue.

 

[WXfreak]

Red for on nothing when off.

 

[Keith_W]

If your equipment has another way to indicate that it is operating, you do not need an indicator light. For example: turntables, any amp that has a VU meter, any valve amplifier where the valves are visible, any preamp that has illuminated dials, any CD player that has an illuminated track indicator. Otherwise, I prefer separate colours to indicate on, standby, and off (no illumination when off). My subs are always on standby, and those bloody things require a pretty loud signal to turn them on. If I play violin music for 10 minutes, they go back on standby. The green/red indicator I installed on the sub is very helpful in that way.

 

[mhardy6647]

Marky looks down, shuffling his feet...
I have... a... a... confession to make, he mumbles.
I... umm... like blue LEDs.

There! I said it! And I feel all right about that. Darn it, I'm me! and I like me!