On 2022-11-27 12:33:18-0500, Nick Holland <nick@holland-consulting.net> wrote:
> Steady-state is easiest on hw. Powering up and down is large power
> surges, and that's generally not good. This is across the board --
> power supply, hard drives, main board, CPU, memory, etc. The only
> part that I think gets a benefit from being turned off would be a CRT
> monitor, and maybe the HV in an older LCD monitor.
Some Corroboration of that: a Ph.D. physicist at a major semiconductor
manufacturer told me that power cycles cause more wear damage to memory
chips (at least) than heat does (assuming somewhat normal use I
imagine).
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Luke Call
lukecall.net
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