Originally Posted by amma
Thanks for the heads up on the WD 40! What is you opinion on leaving on or turning off our computerized machines?
PS.... No nightmares, it was only once, ok???
Depends. If the machine was well designed for heat dissipation, someone did their homework on average current draw, etc., it won't hurt to keep it on. But... that is a big if.
A couple of things..
1.) Lightning strikes. Goodbye sewing machine.
2.) Those cute computer screens? If the same images sit there too long, they will get burned in or out, depending on the technology.
If I owned one, I would only turn it on when I was using it. I would not keep turning it off and on all day. So minimize the number of times you cycle it, but don't go crazy and think you are saving it by keeping it on all the time.
Me, I gots an old Bernina 830 and an old Elna Super. The only computers in them are mechanical. I turn them off every night too.
tim in san jose