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