Interesting question. Personally, I only turn the amp and xcvr on when
I use them and turn them off when I'm done. I posed this question to
Krassy at Acom a few years ago (I have a 2000A) and he recommended
turning it off if it will sit idle for more than 30 minutes.
OTOH, my computer is left on from the time I get home from work until
bedtime.
Barry W2UP
Ragnar Otterstad wrote:
I have been turning everything on in the
morning and then turning it off around
midnight. In terms of wear and tear on the
ACOM-1000, as well as the life of the tube, would
it be better to turn it off for the 2-3 hour
periods when it is being used, or to leave it on
all day as I have been doing? I know the off/on
cycle stresses components, especially tubes, but
so does leaving a piece of equipment running 15-16 hours a day.
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It has always been my understanding, that it is less wear if it is turned
all day
rather than switching on and off several times. The lifetime for the tubes
is definately supposed to be longer.
The other side of the coin is of course the rising cost of energy and what
our excesses are doing to the environment.
73
" RAG " Ragnar Otterstad LA5HE JW5HE OZ8RO
Located in Telemark - Home of skiing.
For more information about Telemark take a look at :
www.telemarksnett.no/en/index.html
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