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isucamper:

Any damage you would cause by frequent on/offs can be fixed (rebuild power supplies, replace caps).  Damage you cause by leaving them on 24/7 unattended possibly cannot be fixed (burn down your house, kill yourself). 

Shut em off when you're not using them.

gazz292:

Over here (uk) there was/still is a problem with certian sattelite TV boxes, mainly pace brand but some others, where by they are left on 24/7, simply due to their nature of use,
the tv is turned on and off as needed, but people forget about the sat box, or if it's a recording version it's left on to work that etc.

this was ok, untill the day you did turn it off, or had a power faliure, when the machine was turned back on, it's go pop and die.

cause was some sort of thermal shock, basicaly the system was always at a constiant temp... which was pretty hot at the psu board, when the power was cut, the temp dropped causing some components to fail, usually the electrolytic capacitors of which make up 80% of a psu.

When power was re-applied it blew the stressed components,

i can see a similar thing happening in arcade machines left on 24/7.

as has been said, if it's a mame machine, then why the hell would you want to leave it on 24/7? it's cot a consumer grade computer in it, not designed for 24/7 running, your asking for trouble,

and as for a 'real' arcade cab, why do you want to shorten it's life even more?

plus i guess you dont care about the electricity bill,

Marsupial:

my MAME is always on. it doubles as a file server. The switch on top of the cabinet actually only turns on the monitor, audio amp and marquee.

I tought the whole idea of real arcade machine was lower boot time for when you boot them on... so I'd also chime in the direction of shut it off by night.

Unless you want the room to look like an arcade 24/7, I fail to see where it would be useful to keep anything on at all time.

Fursphere:


--- Quote from: apocalypto on November 27, 2010, 10:50:30 pm ---Hey,  I was just wondering is it safe to turn on my arcade machine on and off everyday? Or does turning it on and off daily damage it?  What is optimal?

Thanks!

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This is a highly argued subject...  but my $0.02...

Electronics from this day and age?  (meaning, last 5 years or newer) - power cycling them shoudl not hurt them.  (aka MAME cabinet)

If you're talking about JAMMA parts from the 1980s?  You'll probably shorten the life.  CRT screens don't like it either.

But as others have stated - good luck getting a straight answer.

THE POKER BRAT:

Hey APOCOLYPTO,...Tell ya what,..why dont ya leave your things on in your house like the,.. arcades, pinballs, poker machine, lamps, lights, hair dryer, tv, radio, washing machine, christmas tree, door bell, fridge, fish tank, house alarm, garage door opener, can opener, car, iron, hair curler, vibrator, electric blanket, stove top range, bbq grill, shower, sink, (ARE WE WAKING UP THE NIEGHBORS YET??)...Turn all of that on and tell us if its safe,...let us know. thanks! :cheers:

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