We used to wear out rigs by wearing out the tuning gears on the tuning capacitor. Lately, it by display readouts going obsolete and the rice box manufacturers not offering a replacement part. It will probably be the push buttons or the display on the K3 if Elecraft does not continue to stock them. I doubt if turning the rig on and off will be a deciding factor.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ --- On Tue, 12/30/08, JIM DAVIS <[email protected]> wrote: > From: JIM DAVIS <[email protected]> > Subject: [Elecraft] Any thoughts about rig LONGEVITY??? > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 12:17 PM > Gentlemen, > > This I'm sure has been thought about by many > individuals for many years especially myself. > > Do you think that by cycling a rig (turning it off and on) > for years has anything to do with it's > LIFE, especially since with that process the internal > components would be subject to current > surges, > maybe eventually breaking them down? Especially with the > IC/micro-processors we all have in our > more modern rigs now! > > Or do others out here just leave their rigs on 24/7 with my > initial thought in mind??? > > WHADDAH YA THINK??? > > Regards to ALL & a very HAPPY NEW YEAR! > > Jim/nn6ee > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
