Re: Better For TV Health (preventing burn-in): Turn It Off or Leave On (non-logoed) Channel?

James Sweet <jamessweet@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The plug in cards don't have anything to do with it, the argument is mostly
> for mechanical components like hard drives and fans. I think it largely
> stems from the fact that a drive with marginal bearings or some other
> problem is most likely to fail to start up from cold a while before it fails
> while warm and running. Same with light bulbs that most often fail at

However, the bearings will wear out way faster when spinning
continuously, same goes for electrolytic capacitors.

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