----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 2:00 PM Subject: Re: Compacts left on
> > Turn them off if you're not going to use one for: > > > > 1 hour - fanless Macs > > a few hours - fanned Macs. > > > > It's a balance between heat and age related failures vs failures caused > > by surges at power-up. > > > > All IMHO, of course! > > > > Stuart > > I heartily endorse Stuart's recommendations. Although the original intention by > the designers was that the compacts could be left on 24/7, the sad truth is that > only a small fraction of these macs can really survive a long time when operated > continuously. There are components in the power supply that would be considered > marginal even if a fan were present. Without a fan, they get quite toasty and age > very fast. Yes, there are always a few "golden" machines in any production run > that outperform the average (and a few lemons at the other extreme of the > distribution). But *on* average, you can't reasonably expect these machines to run > 100% of the time without complaint. > > I often leave my Classic II on for weeks at a time. I use it regularly, though not on a schedule so it's nice to have it on and ready to go when I need it. Sometimes I'll use it multiple times in a day and not at all the next but I'm never really sure how soon I'm going to use it again. I only normally turn it off if I'm sure it won't get used in the next day or so and/or I'm leaving to go somewhere. For some reason I'm more worried about the wear and tear of constantly turning the thing on and off as opposed to heat. Even on hot days, feeling the side of the box reveals only a bit of warmth. On the other hand, my Mac Plus gets *HOT*. I've already had to replace the power supply/analog board once in it. I generally turn it off as *soon* as I'm done using it unless I know I'm going to use it again within the hour. But my Plus gets used far less than the Classic II, anyway. I recently installed a FannyMac in hopes that it would keep the Plus a little bit cooler but I'm skeptical as to how well these things work. It is similar in design to the Kensington System Saver, but it does not protrude above the top of the Mac and thus isn't as ugly as the Kensington model. Has anyone gotten any use out of a FannyMac that could comment on it's effectiveness? -Nat -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
