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tg [RIP]
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And if that works paint the whole house green and go on holiday on the savings |
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So if I paint my PSU1 green, apart from the tin of paint, I'll save £9.00 per annum
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Graham Slee
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Too much ironing? I had exactly the same problem, but then she said yes and we moved to a place with a proper meter - and for many years now we put up with creased clothes.... Oh ! you mean that sort of burn in... On all the time the PSU1 costs about £10 (GBP) per annum in electricity. (with the "green" power supply it's about £1 (GBP) per annum) |
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That none should be able to buy or sell without a smartphone and the knowledge in how to use apps
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400 hundred hours burn in must see if i can find a new bit of string for the electric meter coin |
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I have found that with some gear it is good to expose the components to on/off cycles while doing the initial burn in. By this I mean to leave the gear on for 20-22 hours of every day w/ the remaining 2-4 hours the unit off. Repeat this cycle until you achieve 200 hours of actual burn in and for most gear that should be sufficient. Of course there are a few items which require far more burn in, ...
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Graham Slee
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The way amplifiers "burn-in" is through being left on. With some whacko DC coupled amps that could be bad advice because having worked in the industry... (I can say no more because I value the few quid [GBP] I have)
You're safe as far as not having any damaging DC on the output of our gear (if you built it right and I have no doubt you did). Headphones are a little different (as are all transducers) - they get their power as the signal driving them so need some signal to "free-up" the new "tightness" of the moving parts. A little warmth in the form of an airing cupboard or similar (a problem for me as my matchbox doesn't have an airing cupboard) also helps the modern plastics used in headphones "relax" from the deformations the moulding processes can leave behind. After a few weeks of such treatment things will sound noticeably different and more enjoyable from when new. |
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