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Do you leave your PC on constantly? What about your MAME cab?
Benevolance:
I leave the cabinet on.
I installed a switch on top of the arcade cabinet so that I could turn the marquee leds on and off separately, and I've got the monitor set to turn off after a few minutes of inactivity as a nod towards being green, but that's about it. Otherwise, the cab is in a state of ever-ready-to-play.
javeryh:
I turn everything off when I am finished. The computer I'm a little less sure of what happens because I only have a laptop and I just close the lid. When I want to use it again I open the lid and have to hit the power button to get it to respond (I'm not sure if it is asleep or off).
HaRuMaN:
I turn everything off... mostly to save $$$. Electricity can be expensive, especially here in AZ when you're trying to cool your home in the hot summer... :afro:
romshark:
My desktop and laptop are just about always on (although in standby mode when not in use).
My cabinet is only turned on when I'm using it. If needed, the MAME PC, monitor and sound, Jamma power supply, Naomi, and the lights are all individually switched, so I can run just what I need.
I use one of these to control power in my cabinet. Have a similar one for my desktop.
gryhnd:
--- Quote from: HarumaN on April 09, 2010, 03:40:07 pm ---I turn everything off... mostly to save $$$. Electricity can be expensive, especially here in AZ when you're trying to cool your home in the hot summer... :afro:
--- End quote ---
Here in MA too, so everything is off unless needed. Parties are an exception of course, then I fire everything up.
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