[G4] Re: G4 Digest, Vol 26, Issue 3

[Richard Ramsowr]

Dave

Then the Speaker of the House must have a lot to lose
--- from the looks of things. 

The man is a physical wreck!

I never trust a fat politician --- they are living off
of the public and it shows way to much!

Rick aka thefireguy
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--- Dave March <dkmnow at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> --- Brett George <brettgeorge at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > Encapsulated smoke?! What the? I've never heard
> that
> > one before. Could 
> > you please explain?
> 
> 
> He's pulling your leg!  ;-)
> 
> In the case of politicians, however, it's quite true
> -- if you let the hot-air out of them, they can no
> longer function!
> 
> 
> >I leave my system on 24/7 and
> > have done so for years 
> > without any problems. (knock on wood!)
> >  From my research, that is the best way to go for
> > some users. I'm on my 
> > computer every day and at all hours so it works
> for
> > me.
> > The only time I shut down is for upgrades,
> > maintenance or if I'm going 
> > to be away for more than 12 hours.
> > 
> > I used to shut down every day and THAT cost me a
> > monitor! Yes, it was 
> > proven by the Mac techs that frequent on/off
> helped
> > with the early 
> > demise of it. Weird huh? I'd never heard of that
> one
> > either!
> > 
> > brett (always learning something new!)
> > 
> 
> 
> In professional applications, many electronic
> devices
> are deliberately kept powered up at all times, most
> especially if they operate at high temperatures. 
> The
> theory is that components break down faster if they
> are forced to cycle between high and low thermal
> states.  I learned that early in my audiophile
> hobbying -- a transistor (for example) is happier
> and
> lives longer if it is kept at full operating
> temperature at all times.  It doesn't need to sleep.
> 
> Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of all
> components.  Electrolytic capacitors, in particular,
> WILL degrade faster if kept hot all the time. 
> Cooling
> fans would be another exception, as they simply wear
> out with use.
> 
> So, while the "leave it on" theory is gold for some
> applications, it is hardly universal.
> 
> -DKM
> 
> 
> > 
> > Richard M. Kriss wrote:
> > > On 10/9/06 1:23 PM,
> > "g4-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com"
> > > <g4-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >   
> > >> He keeps his Mac on all the time, and when he
> > came home last night it
> > >> had a black screen with 'CPU failure' in white,
> > at the top of his screen. When
> > >>     
> > >
> > > Sorry to hear about any Mac going down.  For the
> > life of me I do not
> > > understand why some people leave computers
> running
> > 24/7.  They all contain
> > > encapsulated smoke and leaving them on increases
> > the probably of releasing
> > > the smoke.
> 
> 
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