Just a tip that it is better for any DC power supply to leave it on 24/7.
Energizing a power supply off and on will wear down the filters (which are usually electrolytics) faster than a steady rectified current will. And the filters used on most walwart supplies are probably on the cheaper side to begin with. The same is true for the internal circuits of the instruments themselves. Capacitors wear better when kept fully energized. And capacitor failure is still the number one failure item on most electronic devices. The best thing you can do for any supply and its supplied equipment, especially those with more fragile IC circuits, is to give it good transient protection. We typically dispose of most electronics from obsolescence than from damage and failures by observing this practice. We have several Touches here with now over a decade of trouble-free 24/7 operation. The biggest long-term wear item on these may be the display illumination sources, especially so with the VFDs. And that can be moderated with judicious settings. These devices use fairly standard spec supplies, so there are many options when one ever does fail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sgmlaw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13995 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114520 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
