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Post #5 by techknight
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateThu, 2 Jul 2015 - 00:38
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/applevision-longevity.2267/
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Well, parts wear out regardless. In high voltage/current and high frequency devices like monitors and power supplies, they wear out a whole lot faster because the transient currents eventually cause micro cracks/fissures in the silicon die itself, then failure occurs when it gets too bad. 

If its not continuous run then failure, its the start-up surge that kills them. 

Leaving them on is typically worse because it wears out the CRT, and the CRT for a fact isnt replaceable or obtainable. 

All the other jellybean parts minus the proprietary transformers/microcontrollers, is obtainable. 

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