[Logic] Power: On or Off ?

Mon, 8 Apr 2002 11:45:44 -0400

Jim,
 I leave my computer on all the time.
I don't use screen savers but prefer to use the screen ' Black out'
feature. I have it set for about 30 minutes. shut down.
The timer starts counting after the last key is hit or the mouse is
moved.
These setting are in Win9x under the monitor screen savers.
My computer is been on since 1995 with no problems.
After the 30 minutes. the entire system goes to sleep.
I leave the rig on also with no problems also days and
weeks at a time. 
But have shut it down if I not playing radio for long periods,
how ever I never turn off the rigs power supply.
I have all in a nice cool finished "Dry basement" which
is about 20 degrees cooler then house up stairs year round.
Heat should be a factor if you decide to leave your equipment on.
Particularly
during summer months. If your shack doesn't stay cool naturally then you
have
to provide some means of keeping that area cool. I don't subjects you run
an
air condishner 24/7 unless you have stock in your local power company or 
your a millionaire hi. But fine some way to keep things cool.
73
Tony WB2JRI
On Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:49:59 -1000 "Jim Reid" <[email protected]>
writes:
> 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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73
Tony WB2JRI
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