I keep our displays on our SB3s "off" when turned off, and in a pitch black room, you can still see the filaments glowing a gentle orange.
So I think unless you pull the power plug, the VFDs will continue to "burn". But I prefer the electronic stability of leaving the circuits powered 24/7. FWIW, I've other VFDs that are approaching 20 years old, and they still work just fine. -- sgmlaw ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sgmlaw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13995 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55942 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss