Do you leave your cab on for the majority of the day?
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Venturis41002
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FUCK YOU!
Bad. No need to put any unnecessary strain on the parts (ESPECIALLY the monitor). Unless you are having a party and the cab is in the living room where everyone will see it, leave it off when nobody is playing.
I even keep it unplugged. Plug it in, turn it on, play it, turn it off, unplug it. That's my cycle and I haven't had a problem with my cab EVER!
I even keep it unplugged. Plug it in, turn it on, play it, turn it off, unplug it. That's my cycle and I haven't had a problem with my cab EVER!
Originally posted by Venturis41002:
<strong>FUCK YOU!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Roger that.
Originally posted by FeelGood:<strong>Bad. No need to put any unnecessary strain on the parts (ESPECIALLY the monitor). Unless you are having a party and the cab is in the living room where everyone will see it, leave it off when nobody is playing.
I even keep it unplugged. Plug it in, turn it on, play it, turn it off, unplug it. That's my cycle and I haven't had a problem with my cab EVER!</strong><hr></blockquote>
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ttooddddyy
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Bad boardering on Insane.
You should only switch on when you are going to play.
The monitor CRT has a certain life span, why wear it out. Also whilst connected to the mains you may pick up a spike which could damage the psu, monitor or even worse the mother board.
Switch off when not in use is my advice.
Cant see any advantage of running it all day.
Also your bumping up your electricity bill.
You should only switch on when you are going to play.
The monitor CRT has a certain life span, why wear it out. Also whilst connected to the mains you may pick up a spike which could damage the psu, monitor or even worse the mother board.
Switch off when not in use is my advice.
Cant see any advantage of running it all day.
Also your bumping up your electricity bill.
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You guys are nuts, completly and totally nuts. Arcade machines were designed to be on all the time... in Arcades... duh. I leave mine on all the time, my first cab was on none stop for 3 years... never any major problems (just caps and that is normal for three years even if you turn it off all the time). And it is running beautifully in the other room right now, next to my new cab. Give me a break... put a surge protector on it if you are afraid of spikes, these are arcade machines not home systems... God damn, they are on all day in an Arcade, most never put on surge surprecents and probably before you owned it was on almost all day!!
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As for the Power Cost... an ex-roomate once brought this up... I told him there was no way that the power it took was more then say $5 a month. So we did a little test... I unplugged the machine all month, never turned it on once. Well the power bill came for the month, he took one look at it... quietly walked over to the machine, and turned it back on... There was maybe a $3 difference then our normal bill.
-Nick
[ March 11, 2002: Message edited by: nruva ]</p>
-Nick
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Have you been to an arcade recently?
Have you SEEN those machines?
Personally, I wouldn't want one of those atrocities in my house. Once the monitor goes in my cab I either retire the thing or sell it for scrap. They are too damned expensive to be fixing all the time.
As for the benefits of turning it off, I have a five year old cab that hasn't had any work done on it still running like the day it rolled out of the factory. 'Nuff said.
Replace the caps every three years...BLAH!
Oh yeah. WHY would you want to leave your arcade on all day? What ungodly purpose would that serve? Does it give you comfort to know that it's on in the room next to you? Does the blips and bleeps put you to sleep? I might dispute who the truly nutty are in this thread. <img src="graemlins/tickled.gif" border="0" alt="[Tickled]" />
[ March 11, 2002: Message edited by: FeelGood ]</p>
Have you SEEN those machines?
Personally, I wouldn't want one of those atrocities in my house. Once the monitor goes in my cab I either retire the thing or sell it for scrap. They are too damned expensive to be fixing all the time.
As for the benefits of turning it off, I have a five year old cab that hasn't had any work done on it still running like the day it rolled out of the factory. 'Nuff said.
Replace the caps every three years...BLAH!
Oh yeah. WHY would you want to leave your arcade on all day? What ungodly purpose would that serve? Does it give you comfort to know that it's on in the room next to you? Does the blips and bleeps put you to sleep? I might dispute who the truly nutty are in this thread. <img src="graemlins/tickled.gif" border="0" alt="[Tickled]" />
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Nothing wrong with leaving it on if your home, and like to play, take a break for 30 mins, come back, play etc through the day.
I would not leave it on 24/7, or when your not home, sleeping etc.
Your just gonna wear the monitor out faster.
And always unplug it when your done, just to be safe, incase of a power surge at night.
Even Arcades turn them off when they close down for the day.
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I would not leave it on 24/7, or when your not home, sleeping etc.
Your just gonna wear the monitor out faster.
And always unplug it when your done, just to be safe, incase of a power surge at night.
Even Arcades turn them off when they close down for the day.
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Oh please... Don't compare abused cabinets from the early 80s with games that are only a few years old... You don't replace your caps, good, you probably need to, you are just not use to what your Neo Geo looks like because you keep it off all the time. Want to know the major reason why I keep my machine on... because I play it more if it is. See it is on, I walk by, play a quick game of KOF and then walk away, no need to turn it on and fuss with it, just play and go. Oh and I turn attrack sounds off and have multiple rooms in the house, so no bleeps and blips (I think Neo sound is better then that, but whatever) and the flicker, well it lights up the living room... hehe, hey you want to turn your machine off and keep it super minty fresh like one of the collector nerds, be my guest... leaving it on will not cause you any problems, so give it a rest...
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I don't keep my cab minty fresh. I tear off the original labels to all my MVS carts too (there goes your collectors theory). But the simple fact of the matter is there will be less wear and tear on your cab if you turn it off when not in use. That cannot be disputed.
It's not a matter of collecting, it's a matter of keeping those expensive as shit parts that make up a cab working for as long as possible.
It's not a matter of collecting, it's a matter of keeping those expensive as shit parts that make up a cab working for as long as possible.
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These are the machines I have... had when I got them.
Mappy - purchased when I was 14 (10 years ago). Caps replaced once... monitor is in great condition, all electronics good... Operation, on a strip that was turned off nightly and turned on in the morning for 8 years. Two years ago I left it with my parents in FL, I do not know how it is doing now or if it is ever turned on, I doubt it.
Night Striker - Purchased 6 years ago. Needed caps and flyback when purchased from the arcade, bought a new monitor for it instead ($75 for parts and labor for this job). All electronics good. Operation on 24/7 for the last 6 years... turned off perodically for bad storms or other reasons...
Neo Geo Cabinet - Purchased four years ago (just looked it up, man it has been a long time). Caps were shotty when I got it, replaced them after moving to California... The flyback also needed replacing, but I didn't do it... this however has not effected the monitor, it is still fine and has had no problems since. As stated before, this machine is on now in the other room, happy as can be.
Neo Candy... my new baby, bought last Summer. Everything is mint in this one, bright color, new caps, great picture... been on for the last 6 months or so without a problem...
This has been my experience, if yours has been different then I can understand your comments. However, I have had quite a few machines over the years with little to no problems other then what I have been told by Arcade repair guys is normal operational wear. These machines are happy and healthy, and get lots of play by me and my friends... Sorry if I came off to rough before, I am hot headed today for some reason... hehe, no offense meant. Best of luck with your new cab Amix, it should bring you years of fun,
-Nick
Mappy - purchased when I was 14 (10 years ago). Caps replaced once... monitor is in great condition, all electronics good... Operation, on a strip that was turned off nightly and turned on in the morning for 8 years. Two years ago I left it with my parents in FL, I do not know how it is doing now or if it is ever turned on, I doubt it.
Night Striker - Purchased 6 years ago. Needed caps and flyback when purchased from the arcade, bought a new monitor for it instead ($75 for parts and labor for this job). All electronics good. Operation on 24/7 for the last 6 years... turned off perodically for bad storms or other reasons...
Neo Geo Cabinet - Purchased four years ago (just looked it up, man it has been a long time). Caps were shotty when I got it, replaced them after moving to California... The flyback also needed replacing, but I didn't do it... this however has not effected the monitor, it is still fine and has had no problems since. As stated before, this machine is on now in the other room, happy as can be.
Neo Candy... my new baby, bought last Summer. Everything is mint in this one, bright color, new caps, great picture... been on for the last 6 months or so without a problem...
This has been my experience, if yours has been different then I can understand your comments. However, I have had quite a few machines over the years with little to no problems other then what I have been told by Arcade repair guys is normal operational wear. These machines are happy and healthy, and get lots of play by me and my friends... Sorry if I came off to rough before, I am hot headed today for some reason... hehe, no offense meant. Best of luck with your new cab Amix, it should bring you years of fun,
-Nick
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Nick
Do you leave your car running in the garage ???
Do you leave your car running in the garage ???
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Originally posted by ttooddddyy:
<strong>Nick
Do you leave your car running in the garage ???</strong><hr></blockquote>
Haha, I leave mine running, because when I walk by it and smell the gasoline it makes me want to drive it more often
Turning it off has nothing to do with collector condition, monitors can easily be replaced, but they ARE expensive. Turning it off when your not using it is gonna make it last twice as long, maybe even longer. It takes 5 seconds for a machine to power up, it's not like it's a big deal.
Are you gonna leave your TV on 24/7? You go and do that, when your monitor dies in 2 years, and mine is still running 6 years from now, we will see which way is smarter.
Unless you bought your cab BRAND new, odds are it has already gotten some wear from being in an arcade, so turning it off when your not playing is all the smarter.
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As you correctly point out these machines are designed to run all day, but surely any step, if only in theory, to increase the longevity of the equipment cant be a bad thing.
In PNG where I live the electricity supply is not smooth, at my place it varies from 200-260 volts with some horrible spikes and lots of drop outs. I get my cabs off as often as I can, Im not paranoid about it, its just a practical measure.
In PNG where I live the electricity supply is not smooth, at my place it varies from 200-260 volts with some horrible spikes and lots of drop outs. I get my cabs off as often as I can, Im not paranoid about it, its just a practical measure.
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Hehe, I do leave my TV on most of the day... I am one of those people who believes the dog wants to watch something while I am gone (well, more like it sounds like someone is there...)... haha, same for my computers... and the monitor on my computers... and my stereo... shit, I am just a crazy nut that leaves everything running... man, I am so bad for the environment... oh well, fuck it.
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Toodyy: a power buffer/conditioner is a most excellent idea in your ar ea. The majority of Mexican boards I have repaired have been two problems, either Coke spilled on them, or the video RAMSs and LSPC-A0 blown due to a power supply spike.
Save the trees, man. I see no need for such an instant gratification to leave the game on all the time unless its out earning money somewhere. In teh house, my games stay unplugedd until I play them. If you want to hear the music, record it to tape or CD, then play it on the stereo!
Nick: Mappy tis a fun game, two boards here but bad colors. Color prom to replace. Sigh.
If you are looking at a wattage count, a cabinet oin all day will be consuming 2-300 watts per hour. Figure it from there.
Save the trees, man. I see no need for such an instant gratification to leave the game on all the time unless its out earning money somewhere. In teh house, my games stay unplugedd until I play them. If you want to hear the music, record it to tape or CD, then play it on the stereo!
Nick: Mappy tis a fun game, two boards here but bad colors. Color prom to replace. Sigh.
If you are looking at a wattage count, a cabinet oin all day will be consuming 2-300 watts per hour. Figure it from there.
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Never.. when i got my cabinet it had burn in on the screen from where viewpoint had been in it and it is very noticeable when the sceen is a light colour although when its dark its not but burn in is crap so i switch it off now if i dont use it. i even do the same with my telivision too if i put a game on pause i unplug cable from tv as i dont want afterburn on my tv too.
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I remember reading a article in PC magazine 3 to 4 years ago where they showed that 95% of damage to computers and moniters happens on power-up/power-down. The basic jist of the article was that if you could afford the electricity bills keep your computers on all the time (you'll note that almost no new computers turn off anymore, unless you power them down in the back, they go into a stand-by low power mode). I also think it's funny that you use the car as an analogy. If you kept your car on all day you would have 100 times less problems. All the damage to your engine happens on start-up when it's cold. That's why you can run a GM engine continuously for 4 millions miles no problems (just keep adding fluids) but you would never see a GM truck last anywhere near that. I personally would still turn a cabinet off but I think Nick's equipment will last much longer than anyone elses.
-Drew
PS: What's a cap?
-Drew
PS: What's a cap?
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Capacitor,
PCs have standby mode and screen savers.
It would be a cool feature for the MVS
PCs have standby mode and screen savers.
It would be a cool feature for the MVS
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Who would have thought this would be such a heated argument? I say if you want to leave it on all day fine, if you dont, good for you. if i turned it on anytime during the day to play it i would just leave it on till i went to bed or unless i knew i wasnt going to play it anymore that day.
Cant we all just get along?
hey BackwardsHatClub were in ft. lauderdale do you live?
Cant we all just get along?
hey BackwardsHatClub were in ft. lauderdale do you live?
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yes please, lets all get on
why get off side because of leaving the cab on or off.
At the end of the day its all up to the individual.
I AM GETTING VERY BORED WITH THIS
why get off side because of leaving the cab on or off.
At the end of the day its all up to the individual.
I AM GETTING VERY BORED WITH THIS