Powering electrostatics - 24/7?

[Firebottle]

Sorry if this has been asked before:
Do you power your electrostatics permanently or just when in use?

[hifi_dave]

I don't power anything 24/7 just in case..:eek:

[chelsea]

Me neither.
If it's not in use it gets turned off.

[Wakefield Turntables]

Its pointless to power them up 24/7, they will take a little time to warm up and then they dont get any better. The only benefit I can see from powering 24/7 is that you dont have to wait for them to warm up.

[Audio Al]

Turn my pair on 1/2 hour before use , then off again after ,

" Have you seen the price of electricery " :eek:

:)

[baron]

One Thing Audio recommend leaving the Quad 57 on all the time, however I turn them on & off as required, they take around 30 mins to warm up. The 63's don't take much time at all to warm up

[Barry]

24/7 Apart from two moves of house and the occasional power cut, my Quad ´57s have been powered up for over 35 years.

[Barry]

Its pointless to power them up 24/7, they will take a little time to warm up and then they dont get any better. The only benefit I can see from powering 24/7 is that you dont have to wait for them to warm up.

Electronics don´t like being switched on and off frequently. It doesn´t do component life any good at all.

The current drawn by ESLs is miniscule - of the order of microamps,

[Marco]

Electronics don´t like being switched on and off frequently. It doesn´t do component life any good at all.


+1, with bells on.

Marco.

[wee tee cee]

The 63s seem to come on song after a couple of songs....I tend to switch them on when when Im using them,an irrational fear of my family being burnt to death just so that my hi fi has maintained thermal equilibrium!!!!

[Jonboy]

Always left my 57's on all the time