On 8 Jul 2006 at 8:22, Stephen Bird wrote:
> Is it a good idea to power off the monitor when the computer has been turned
> off?
>
> I'm thinking that turning off the monitor might "save" something from wearing
> out.
Yes, it will save the Power Supply capacitors from drying out. If
any lights (LED) lights are on, the Power Supply (in the monitor) has
to be energized and all the components are active. Diodes/resistors
do not suffer age much in that mode, but caps do.
In the old days, a neon light was often on the front of a TV, etc to
show that power is on, but the PS was not energized. A physical
switch would turn power on. Today all remote controlled devices have
PS energized all the time, uless you "pull the plug".
I turn ALL power off to all components. Same is true of PC ATX power
supply. In fact of all appliances that have remote control, and even
some that do not.
Search the net for failed capacitors on many electronic devices.
These are electorlytics that are used in PS and elsewhere.
Perhaps the problem became very visible, after switching cap mfg to
the Orient and using some bad copy of chemical formula, but why tempt
faith.
Regards,
Rich
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