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New Board "burn in" question
I have a 24 track project studio in my basement recording my band and
a few friends' bands. It is not a money-making operation, and is used only a few hours each week. I am buying a new tracking/mixing deck. How long do you all leave a new piece of electronics powered up for a "burn in" to get past the infant mortality phase? I've read with PC's that most inherent problems will show themselves in the first 100 hours of use. I have never worried about "burn in" because I have never had any equipment fail (knock on wood) except for a few instances when failure was almost immediate or only after many years. (I have a Kustom bass rig still going strong that was new in 1968. Ditto for a Magnatone M-10). For a non-commercial studio used only a few hours each week, would you leave things powered up, or would you turn things off in between sessions? Cost of electricity is not an issue. I'm wondering which approach is better for the life of the equipment. Thanks. |
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Derrell wrote
I have a 24 track project studio in my basement recording my band and a few friends' bands. It is not a money-making operation, and is used only a few hours each week. I am buying a new tracking/mixing deck. How long do you all leave a new piece of electronics powered up for a "burn in" to get past the infant mortality phase? I've read with PC's that most inherent problems will show themselves in the first 100 hours of use. I have never worried about "burn in" because I have never had any equipment fail (knock on wood) except for a few instances when failure was almost immediate or only after many years. (I have a Kustom bass rig still going strong that was new in 1968. Ditto for a Magnatone M-10). For a non-commercial studio used only a few hours each week, would you leave things powered up, or would you turn things off in between sessions? Cost of electricity is not an issue. I'm wondering which approach is better for the life of the equipment. Turn it off. |
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Derrell wrote
I have a 24 track project studio in my basement recording my band and a few friends' bands. It is not a money-making operation, and is used only a few hours each week. I am buying a new tracking/mixing deck. How long do you all leave a new piece of electronics powered up for a "burn in" to get past the infant mortality phase? I've read with PC's that most inherent problems will show themselves in the first 100 hours of use. I have never worried about "burn in" because I have never had any equipment fail (knock on wood) except for a few instances when failure was almost immediate or only after many years. (I have a Kustom bass rig still going strong that was new in 1968. Ditto for a Magnatone M-10). For a non-commercial studio used only a few hours each week, would you leave things powered up, or would you turn things off in between sessions? Cost of electricity is not an issue. I'm wondering which approach is better for the life of the equipment. Turn it off. |
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Darrell Klein wrote:
I have a 24 track project studio in my basement recording my band and a few friends' bands. It is not a money-making operation, and is used only a few hours each week. I am buying a new tracking/mixing deck. How long do you all leave a new piece of electronics powered up for a "burn in" to get past the infant mortality phase? I've read with PC's that most inherent problems will show themselves in the first 100 hours of use. WHy do you feel the need to do this. Just turen it on and use it. If it breaks, it breaks, though this is hardly a common occurance these days. For a non-commercial studio used only a few hours each week, would you leave things powered up, or would you turn things off in between sessions? Cost of electricity is not an issue. I'm wondering which approach is better for the life of the equipment. I turn stuff off. Especially stuff that generates hweat, because heat is what can cause electrolytic capacitors to fail. I turn it on (esp power amps) an hour before use. I am not sure that I've ever heard a difference because of this though. geoff |
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Darrell Klein wrote:
I have a 24 track project studio in my basement recording my band and a few friends' bands. It is not a money-making operation, and is used only a few hours each week. I am buying a new tracking/mixing deck. How long do you all leave a new piece of electronics powered up for a "burn in" to get past the infant mortality phase? I've read with PC's that most inherent problems will show themselves in the first 100 hours of use. WHy do you feel the need to do this. Just turen it on and use it. If it breaks, it breaks, though this is hardly a common occurance these days. For a non-commercial studio used only a few hours each week, would you leave things powered up, or would you turn things off in between sessions? Cost of electricity is not an issue. I'm wondering which approach is better for the life of the equipment. I turn stuff off. Especially stuff that generates hweat, because heat is what can cause electrolytic capacitors to fail. I turn it on (esp power amps) an hour before use. I am not sure that I've ever heard a difference because of this though. geoff |
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"Geoff Wood" -nospam wrote in message news
[snip] WHy do you feel the need to do this. Just turen it on and use it. If it breaks, it breaks, though this is hardly a common occurance these days. Well, of course the idea is to have the first "X" hours of use occur within "Y" days. X being the magical mythical infant mortality average and "Y" being the seller's exchange-for-free period or the manufacturer's warranty period. I agree with you that this is an uncommon occurance based on my own experience. |
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"Geoff Wood" -nospam wrote in message news
[snip] WHy do you feel the need to do this. Just turen it on and use it. If it breaks, it breaks, though this is hardly a common occurance these days. Well, of course the idea is to have the first "X" hours of use occur within "Y" days. X being the magical mythical infant mortality average and "Y" being the seller's exchange-for-free period or the manufacturer's warranty period. I agree with you that this is an uncommon occurance based on my own experience. |
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I'd turn it off unless your basement is damp, then leave it on to keep it dry.
You want to turn it off for sure during a thunder storm. Mark |
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"Mark" wrote in message om... I'd turn it off unless your basement is damp, then leave it on to keep it dry. You want to turn it off for sure during a thunder storm. Or in caswe of flooding, move it to higher ground ! geoff |
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