---Original Message----- From: Mike To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: Monday, 11 August 1997 00:58 Subject: Re: Regular FAQ pointer required? >At 10:50 PM 8/10/97 +0930, you wrote: > >>>I'm going travelling soon and it would be great to point and click >> >>Leave your computer turned on, and set up a mailer that will log on every >>day and retrieve mail. > >No way - I know how they make these switch mode supplies and how the >transistors are treated prior to and during assembly - I wouldn't risk >the fire hazard. I've seen one go up and that was enough. I'd rather The power supply in mine has been running for about 3 years, more or less continuously. Monitor is green, so it powers down and eliminates bulk of the kWh. IMO, if it was going to fail, would have happened in first few months; a la bathtub curve. All thats likely to happen now is a mains fault, and I've got some heavy iron taking care of that... One good idea is to revers the fan and filter it, but make sure you clean the damn thing monthly or less. MikeS