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signofzeta
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Post subject: Re: When not using laserdisc player is it best to unplug it? Posted: 05 Feb 2020, 22:15 |
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tasuke wrote: older players, such as my 1988 PIONEER CLD-3030, have a mechanical POWER switch that physically cuts power flow from the wall when off... True...but usually the break is only on one side of the power, the other is still connected, as is the ground (if supplied) and although that usually means nothing...lighting is very powerful and can do some crazy stuff via back-feed. It takes probably 10,000 volts to jump the gap in a big mechanical switch but in a heavy lightning storm that’s not impossible. Also, other devices that get borked can fry other devices through their interconnects! So your TV can fry your player through the s-video jack if it gets blown up like that. (I’ve also had an LD player fail [not a voltage issue in this case] and kill the composite input on the TV, both are fine now, don’t worry.) Unplugging is safest but I only do it when I’m leaving town for a few days or if there is lightning nearby. My power situation is actually pretty reliable so I don’t worry about it. True story: I knew two people who both lost the composite video output of their Nintendo Gamecubes on the same stormy evening even though they lived 30 miles apart. One of them was using the component video cable most of the time so it didn’t matter so he didn’t care. The other sold me his Cube for $50 which I then had Nintendo reman for free (I also have the component video cable but thought I may as well get it fixed). That Cube still functions perfectly of course, as does the one my other friend had. It’s launch JP GC and still the only thing wrong with it is that composite out. Those were exceptionally well made machines, IMHO. The game selection is pretty sad compared to Sony but they did nothing wrong with the hardware as far as I’m concerned.
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rein-o
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Post subject: Re: When not using laserdisc player is it best to unplug it? Posted: 07 Feb 2020, 15:47 |
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jakeheke wrote: One of my players i just leave with the 'standby' light on when not in use unless there is lightening happening. Is this a bad thing? No, this is how the stuff was made, if you aren't using it a lot I would say to do the plug or switch but I actually haven't used my 3070 in some time and its been plugged in for the entire time I've put it on the rack.
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