On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 13:28:02 -0400, you wrote:
>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.
>
How on earth do you find the time - must take an hour each way?
>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
Sir Hugh of Bognor
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