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From: magik@sorinc.PacBell.COM (Darrin A. Hyrup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Can You Use A 2000 24 Hours A Day?
Summary: Yes you can! In fact its better if you do.
Message-ID: <8911152235.AA07854@sorinc.PacBell.COM>
Date: 15 Nov 89 23:35:18 GMT
References: <24043@cup.portal.com> <6113@shlump.nac.dec.com>
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga
Organization: Yes, I'd like that.
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In article <6113@shlump.nac.dec.com> j_parsons@csc32.enet.dec.com (Jack Parsons) writes:
>In article <24043@cup.portal.com>, Will@cup.portal.com (Will E Estes) writes...
>>Are there any problems with leaving an Amiga 2000 on 24 hours a day?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Will		    (sun!portal!cup.portal.com!Will)
>
>I've run my 2000 on a 24x7 basis for the last 3 or 4 months; during that time
>I've powered the machine down maybe 3 times total. Of course, I do live in an
>area where the power is exceptionally stable.

I like Jack here have also been running my 2000 constantly for a good 6-7
months with no detrimental effects. Electrical Engineers tell us that it is
always better to leave an electrical appliance on rather than turn it on
and off constantly. Saves power, and wear and tear on the equipment. (A
good percentage of the power consumption of an electrical device is during
the power-up phase. This is why lights usually burn out when you turn them
on, rather than burn out while they are going.)

In any case, I haven't heard of any problems with this, and folks who run
BBS's (myself included back in the old days), have been doing it for years.

>Jack Parsons

			Darrin Hyrup
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