[Logic] Power: On or Off ?

2002年4月07日 22:51:10 -0400

Many networks are on 24/7 because software updates are done in the wee
hours. In the bad old days of tubes, rigs were left on because it took a
long time for them to stabilize.
There are may arguments pro and con for leaving electronic equipment on.
I use the TV method......if I'm going to the fridge, I leave it on, if I'm
going to mow the lawn I shut it off. Same with the radios and computers.
On the evenings and weekends, they stay on until bedtime or Sunday night
respectively.
If I'm leaving the house for any period of time, all electronics are turned
off. Rigs get put in transmit, components blow, I don't need to come home
to a problem.
Other considerations:
Laptops are turned off when not in actual use. They are light duty devices.
Windows machines need to be turned off to clear out memory.
With Hard drives, fans and mechanical devices (including tubes), the count
down to failure starts on the first day of use.
Lastly, running unattended electrical devices cost money and uses resources.
Before you say, but I only use X....multiply X times several million users.
If you must, send the Sheiks a check, but turn the light off........
Jim
> In the last day, I have come onto two folks, each
> of whom know more about computers, etc. than
> I ever will. Each says, "Leave ALL your solid
> state electronics on 24/7, and never ever turn off
> your computer monitor." I was told that at UCLA, one
> will receive a "reprimand" if a monitor is turned off
> over night! Said to shorten the unit's life.
>> So do you folks leave your rigs/computers powered
> ON all the time. I presume you do use the "power
> saving" timers built into computer operating systems;
> those programs, which after some defined time,
> shut down the monitor and disk drives. Evidently
> that IS a good idea.
>> However, the S meter in my radio has an incandescent
> bulb actually built inside the S meter unit! When the
> bulb filament burns out, the entire S meter unit must
> be replaced; this happened already to one of my
> friends who always left his gear powered ON. Now he
> always turns that particular piece off at the end of the
> day, hi.
>> BTW, my present "shack" computer is 3 1/2 years old,
> 400 MHz chip, and it has been on and off every day
> since new as are my various rig elements which are powered
> by AC.
>> 73, Jim KH7M
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