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Re: Leaving It On
| Re: Leaving It On [message #12235] |
Sun, 12 August 2012 23:38 |
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Originally posted by: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ihnss!knudsen
<pre>Article-I.D.: ihnss.1450
Posted: Wed Feb 16 21:22:23 1983
Received: Mon Feb 21 19:24:03 1983
Reply-To: knudsen@ihnss.UUCP (Mike J Knudsen, ihnss!knudsen)
I can't vouch for Atari, but at least twice I have accidentally left my
Radio Shaft CoCO on for 24 hours, with no ill effects.
Most electrical equipment reaches a "thermal equilibrium" with its
environment after an hour or so, after which nothing gets any hotter,
so if your Atari ran all evening OK it can't hurt. However:
1) Your machine is vulenerable to power line glitches, etc, all the while
it is on. Why expose it if not using it?
2) Solid-state devices don't last FOREVER, maybe only 5 to 10 years of
operating lifetime. Of course, all our toys will be obsolete before they
wear out, but....
mike k
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