Fanatec DD1 powering off on its own

[BluePotato00]

My Fanatec DD1 powers off on its own.

My previous wheel base was a Fanatec CSL Elite. I left it powered on all the time and it would stay on with no problems.

The Fanatec DD1 powers off frequently. If I leave it on overnight, it's always off in the morning. Sometimes during the day even after 30 minutes I look over and it's powered off.

Thankfully it's never occurred when I'm racing. Only when it's idle.

Is this normal behavior? Or is something wrong with my DD1?

It's a minor annoyance to reach behind the wheel base and power it on every time I sit in my rig.
Thank you for any advice you can offer.

 

[Glaniu]

probably not. Mine does not turn off

 

[Chrhun]

I know this is not what you were asking, but why would leave it on when not using it?

 

[o Tiger Feet o]

I've not left mine on unused ... I know the recent firmware beta had some power button changes. Maybe it's related to that. What firmware are you using?

 

[BluePotato00]

I've not left mine on unused ... I know the recent firmware beta had some power button changes. Maybe it's related to that. What firmware are you using?

The latest. 653.
Also have the motor firmware updated and running latest Fanatec software on my PC.

 

[BluePotato00]

I know this is not what you were asking, but why would leave it on when not using it?

For convenience. I doubt leaving it on shortens its lifespan. When idle, it's probably pennies per month of electricity.

 

[Mascot]

Semi-related but I HATE the soft power button on the CSWv2.5.
My old CSR Elite with mechanical on-off switch would power on by itself when I hit the master wall switch to turn on ALL my sim gear, but the CSW needs manually turning on every time. This of course means that I still find myself entering races with a dead wheel because I've forgotten to turn it on.
Grrrrrr...
I feel better now.

 

[Hiro Abe]

Funny how different we all are. I'm of the opinion that i would be a big proponent of an auto shut-off feature. I don't like leaving my stuff on and curse myself when i see i left my CSW on all night.

 

[BluePotato00]

I have a message in to Fanatec support about it. I really don't want to have to send it in and be without my hobby for weeks!

 

[BluePotato00]

Fanatec support sent me a replacement power supply brick/cord. I received it Saturday and have not had any of the power off issues I had before. So if anybody visiting this thread in the future has the same problem, the power supply is likely the issue.