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On Saturday 12 December 2009 21:42:13 Dale wrote: |
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> And some would also argue that cycling power on and off is actually bad |
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> for the rig as well. Keeping things at a constant temp is better than |
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> fluctuating temps. The old expanding and contracting of material |
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> argument. Sort of strange that computers that run a lot last a loooong |
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> time. |
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This is perfectly true and a well-proven fact. Thermal recycling is not good |
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for electronics. It is good for your electricity bill though.... |
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Tektronix did some proper lab tests many many years ago on their top-of-the- |
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line oscilloscopes. They found that the calibration interval could be tripled |
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if the rig was never switched off (just turn down the brightness overnight) |
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