RE: IPL frequency dangers

Some think that the repeated heating and cooling of the internal parts when you 
turn it off and on
causes more stress on the system than just leaving it powered up all of the 
time.

I've had a some kind of AS/400 in my home for about 5 years and I've always 
turned it off every
night.

I had one problem with my current 170, but it was a UPS problem and that thing 
never gets turned
off.

Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.
Jackson, NJ 08527


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Al Barsa, Jr.
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 1:35 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: IPL frequency dangers


At 11:25 AM 01/07/2000 +0000, you wrote:
>I have an AS400 which I use at home for development purposes - as this machine
>is only in use when I am developing at home (2 days a week and occasional
>weekends) I PWRDWNSYS when not in use and IPL from the front panel when
>needed.
>
>This will happen about 2 to 3 times a week.
>
>Is there any danger in 'switching on and off' like this or would it be
>safer to
>have the machine powered up all the time?

I see no problem with the repeated IPL of the system.  All my AS/400
(except for the Internet server) are IPLed daily.

Al




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