Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ncar!boulder!ccncsu!handel.CS.ColoState.Edu!mcjilton From: mcjilton@handel.CS.ColoState.Edu (charles mar mcjilton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: Can I abuse my 3000? Message-ID: <9677@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU> Date: 25 Sep 90 08:11:41 GMT References: <1990Sep24.195238.21733@athena.mit.edu> Sender: news@ccncsu.ColoState.EDU Reply-To: mcjilton@handel.UUCP (charles mar mcjilton) Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 Lines: 19 In article <1990Sep24.195238.21733@athena.mit.edu> spworley@athena.mit.edu (Spaceman Spiff) writes: >I have an A3000-25/50 and am curious about the (hardware) durability. Specifically, >I'd like to leave it on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Obviously, the monitor >will get a ghost image burnt in if I don't use a screen blanker, but is there any >danger to the 3000 or monitor otherwise? I did this with my A500 for a good 2 months Do use a screen saver. I've had my 2000 on almost 24 hours a day for the last 2 years. Longest down time was probably 3 days. Last time I turned it off was a good 4 months ago. I also have the system on it's side with no ill effects to the hard or flooy drives. Lately I have been turning off the monitor when I go to sleep because it has been doing some flakies (picture going blank until I give it a gentle whack on the side), and to save the 75 watts of power. Also, do get a good surge.spike protector. If it's always on, you might be away from home sometime a big storm hits. Never had a problem with mine (or my stereo, it's on always, too). I just have a generic surge protector. Sean