[Keith G]

"codifus" wrote in message
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On Jul 9, 8:09 pm, EADGBE wrote:
I bought a used Nakamichi TA-4A Stasis receiver and I am currently
using it in a spare room to amplify a DVD
player.

I have a 13 year old son who never turns things off. And by "never"
I
mean NEVER EVER.

Every time he uses the receiver to watch a DVD, he simply walks away
from it when he is finished.

Today I came home from work and found it on. He had used it that
morning, so I estimate that this amplifier had been on for about _8_
solid hours when I came home and discovered it.

Is this bad for it? It has good ventilation all round it, but it was
quite warm from being on so long.

Should I ban him from using the receiver, or am I being needlessly
picky?

This is an interesting issue. For a quick answer, I suggest you just
tell your son to turn it off or else. Deduct his allowance or
something. He needs to learn why leaving it powered on may not be a
good thing. Once he learns that, let him do what he wants.

For the longer answer, let me start by saying that I leave my amp on
all the time. I do it for 3 reasons:

1. I don't want to wear out any power components over time by the
constant powering up and down of the system. I do the same with my
computer, leave it powered on and configure it to sleep and I only
power off the monitor, the biggest consumer of electrical power in
most computer systems.
2. I know that my amp, a Yamaha AX-596, is a class A-B system which
draws insignificant amounts of power when it is powered on and doing
nothing.
3. The record-out selector on the AX-596, enabling the Computer to
record FM radio etc, does not function when the amp is powered off.

Now , if I owned a class A amp, the type of amp that draws
considerable amounts of power even when idle, I would plug it into a
power strip and power off the power strip when not in use.


****ing any power away unnecessarily is an insult to those who don't
have it....