Re: Epson 1650

["byard pidgeon" <bluedove@ccountry.net>]

Sure...who cares about the environmental problems caused by people leaving
appliances on that aren't being used?
Leave your car idling all night, too...why do only a halfway job?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Fernandez" <bill_sub@billfernandez.com>
To: <scan@leben.com>
Cc: <scan@leben.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 2:09 AM
Subject: Re: Epson 1650


> I can't answer for the Epson 1650 specifically, but I don't see how
> it would be any different from any other scanner for which my generic
> answer would be:
>
> o I personally have never had a problem that I could attribute to
> leaving scanners (or computers or printers or hard drives, etc.) on
> for weeks at a time.
>
> o I have worked at several computer and software companies where
> hundreds of employees left everything on continuously and I've never
> heard any hint of excessive equipment failures.
>
> o It's true that the flourescent tubes in flatbed scanners have a
> limited operating lifetime (in the 5,000 hour range?), but they
> normally turn off after a period of inactivity to prolong this.  So
> leaving scanners on should not noticeably shorten their lives.
>
> o I've heard a rumor (but not tested myself) that you get less
> scanner induced shadow noise when the scanner's only been on a few
> minutes; before the CCDs have been warmed by the adjacent electronics.
>
> o The only caveat I can think of is that if you have frequent, large
> power spikes then turning off your equipment will help protect it
> from spike-induced failures or shortened lifetimes.  Similarly, if
> there's active lightning in your area unplugging your equipment is
> often recommended.
>
> --Bill
>
>
>
>
> At 10:56 PM -0700 16-11-01, Jim Green wrote:
> >Should an Epson 1650 Photo be left on all night or turned off?
> >
> >TX
> >
> >Jim Green
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