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Title: leave machine on or power it down Post by: mwadems on December 25, 2013, 02:10:22 AM newbie question i know, sorry, Do you all power your machine(s) down when not in use or leave them running? IGT s2000 play five times. comming idstriple double sizziling 7 and tabasco I game. Thanks in advance!
Nat Title: Re: leave machine on or power it down Post by: cowboygames on December 25, 2013, 02:23:24 AM I turn mine on and leave them on till I'm done for the day then turn them off. If I'm not using them very much then one day a week I turn them on in the morning and leave them on for the day
Title: Re: leave machine on or power it down Post by: mwadems on December 25, 2013, 02:55:11 AM any specific reason to power down? Casinos don't, but then again i have no idea of their maintenance schedules. thanks for the speedy response, lots to learn..
Title: Re: leave machine on or power it down Post by: CommTech on December 25, 2013, 03:34:36 AM any specific reason to power down? Casinos don't, but then again i have no idea of their maintenance schedules. thanks for the speedy response, lots to learn.. The main reason to shut them off would be to save electricity. If you only have one, that may not be a big deal. If you have a lot of machines, the extra cost may be significant. If you don't care about the extra cost, then leave them on. Also, the more machines you have running, the more you will notice the heat from them . Probably not a problem in the winter, but in the summer it may be an issue. Title: Re: leave machine on or power it down Post by: cowboygames on December 25, 2013, 03:47:05 AM For me, turning them off is all about saving on wear and tear. Depends on your situation and expectations for access to spare parts in the future
Title: Re: leave machine on or power it down Post by: mwadems on December 25, 2013, 01:47:34 PM good info, thanks for the replys. Great forum! Learning alot
Matt Title: Re: leave machine on or power it down Post by: zarobhr on December 26, 2013, 12:56:43 PM For me, turning them off is all about saving on wear and tear. Depends on your situation and expectations for access to spare parts in the future my opinion is they are designed to be on 24/7. it is actually more wear and tear turning them on and off. so for me its just a matter of saving electricity if i am not doing anything with them Title: Re: leave machine on or power it down Post by: mwadems on December 26, 2013, 05:30:14 PM Yeah that was what I was wondering.
Title: Re: leave machine on or power it down Post by: DoubleZero on December 26, 2013, 06:28:21 PM In my limited experience, it seems the standard fluorescent bulbs emit enough UV light to fade glass graphics and bake plastic components over time (See: http://tinyurl.com/mnthv9h for results of a 2012 UV study). I understand it takes years of illumination for damage to occur, but with the old bulbs (I don't think this is an issue with LED retrofit bulbs), it does give one more reason to power down when not in use – particularly if you have rare glass that you're intent on keeping.
Title: Re: leave machine on or power it down Post by: stayouttadabunker on December 27, 2013, 02:53:04 PM My personal machine is powered on maybe 10 hours per year - I hardly ever play it.
I seem to only turn it on when I want to try to solve a problem for a members' question. Every blue moon I see a cool game kit, buy it, and install it. I'll play it for a few hours then shut it off for a few months. Because of this, most of my game kits are in "minty" shape... :72- |