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A lot of the tribal knowledge regarding powering on/off electronics was derived in the analog era: tubes, transformers, all of that. I remember my father (electrical engineer) telling me that -- all things being equal -- electronics should be kept powered on to avoid power transients, heating/cooling, etc.

And now it doesn't matter so much. Just about everything electronic is digital. Lower power draws, insensitivity to transients, etc.

I keep my boards powered on in the studio most of the time.

cphollis wrote: And now it doesn't matter so much. Just about everything electronic is digital. Lower power draws, insensitivity to transients, etc.

Yes well I suppose most of old days knowledge is handed down to the present without too much critical thinking, leaving us with artifact from the past without much meaning today. Perhaps this is one of those examples.

Still, despite everything being electronic nowadays, power supplies could well be the only today's component which is potentially still affected by tension spikes and the like. Hmm... I think I'll start leaving my stuff switched on more often.