Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!nic.MR.NET!srcsip!tcnet!pwcs!stag!daemon From: to_stdnet@stag.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Power Supplies Message-ID: <692@stag.UUCP> Date: 10 Jan 89 16:14:09 GMT Sender: daemon@stag.UUCP Lines: 29 From: dynasoft!john@stag.UUCP (John Stanley) [ugthomps@cs.Buffalo.EDU (Gregory Thompson) writes...] > I have noticed that the 1040 gets quite warm after a few hours of > uptime. As a result, I shut the machine down when I am done using it. > > Is there any problem with leaving a 1040 on for extended periods of > time as a result of the power supply getting too warm? I've left my 1040 on almost continiously for the last 3+ years. (Maybe that's why I haven't had any power supply problems?? :^) It does get somewhat warm, but I'm just careful to not let anything block the air vents on top just to the left of center (right over the power supply). You can find out where this is just by letting your ST warm up for a few hours, and then feeling the diagonal grill on top for the 4 inch wide area that's warm. Keep this area (and 2 inches to either side) cleared and a lot of problems related to power supply failure should be a thing of the past. -- PS: Please note that my Reply-To address gets munged by the gateway I'm currently using for news access so you can't just eply to this article and have your message get to me. Please use the address below. --- John Stanley Software Consultant / Dynasoft Systems