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Re: Leave router switched on 24/7 ?

Subject: Re: Leave router switched on 24/7 ?
From: Eddy <eddy.bentley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:08:21 +0100
Newsgroups: uk.comp.home-networking

> Indeed. How many times have you been sitting in a room when suddenly the
> light bulb burns out? Not very often, eh (if ever)? Compare that with
> the number of times you've wallked into a dark room, flipped the
> light-switch 'on' and ... POP ... there goes the bulb.
> 
>  > or
> > because a contact or component has developed a fault that doesn't
> > show up when it's warm.
> 
> Electronic equipment is happier, long-term, being left on 24/7 and
> operating at a constant temperature, rather than undergoing frequently
> repeated heating-up, cooling-off cycles. (Lots of high-end gear doesn't
> even have an on-off switch.)

Sounds very convincing, this.  

Thanks.

Eddy.


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