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From: jon@jonlab.UUCP (Jon H. LaBadie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Screen Power-down switch (Was Re: 3B1 Electric bill!)
Summary: monitor power switch may not lengthen monitor life
Message-ID: <862@jonlab.UUCP>
Date: 8 Oct 90 14:38:36 GMT
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[ comments about installing a monitor power switch in a 3B1 deleted ]

> ... .  I *KNOW* I could save at least
> $10.00 monthly on my electric bill and probably *DOUBLE* the life
> expectancy of my monitor in the process.
> 

Maybe not, sometimes the bigger threat is the temperature and other
transitions that occur on powerup/powerdown.  I recall talking to
Teletype engineers about turning off terminals versus just using
the screen-saver.  Their testing said if you were going to cycle
once a day, constant power was a big win.

Jon

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Jon LaBadie
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