sgmlaw wrote: > 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.
Yes I agree with that as I have UPS units on all of my pc's and servers The Touch already has a surge on it, but I do have a little spare ups I can put on it as well. Yes I am worried about the screen going dim, I wish you could really turn it off when not in use. The little amp I just bought to go with the Touch has a OLED but the good thing is you can turn it off after X seconds which I do. Thanks for the advice...... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fletch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=71552 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114520 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
