. . Resistors and inductors as well as air transformer usually don't degrade with age. But almost ALL capacitors age whether they are being used or not. Anybody that has a 20 or 30 year old Amplifier with a larger power supply will eventually find out about dried out electrolytic PS caps whether they are being used daily or stored in a closet going bad. Some caps start degrading after only 1000 hours of powered use and following that once they degrade as little as 20 percent will fail. Many caps only have an operational life of 10,000 to 100,000 hours of use, so they could start degrading and going bad in less then a year and a half of being constantly left on.
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