[access-uk] Re: Leaving computer on 24/7, safety risks?

  • From: "Dj Paddy" <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:43:58 -0000

James,

I unfortunately dont' have the time to reference this but...
Electric Cost is on average £11 per year for a computer system to be on 365, with no monitor. That is according to the Northern ireland Energy Savings Trust.
You'll have to take into account fluctuations in processor, hard drive activity etc.
Safety, providing the unit hasnt' it's vents covered and an electrical fault doesn't happen (that can happen with any electrical) appliance it should be perfectly safe.
Most computers have sensors on their processors and motherboards that will auto -power off the system if voltage exceeds what each component is set to receive.
With such a large appliance it should also set a trip off in your houses fuse box if something disastrous happened.
Whilst not an authority or an electrician. I am Final year on my second Computer Science Degree and have a years experience of working for an FT500 Software House as a Systems Engineer.
I know my folks back in the day would have always had concerns about me leaving boxes on round the house, mainly down the cost and if I tryed to justify why I was doing it or who told me it should be fine I'd be questioned on who the person was that said this.
Sorry for any typos just in from a 13 hour day at University and a British Computer Society committee meeting. 

Barry.


From: "James Scholes" <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 7:03 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Leaving computer on 24/7, safety risks?



Hi all,
I have just switched to a new ISP, and they traffic shape at peak times of the day. To get around this, I have been leaving my PC on 24/7 and letting stuff upload and download while I am asleep, out at school, etc. My parents would like to know if there are any safety or electricity risks involved with leaving a PC on all the time. I have told them that loads of people leave PC's on for up to all year with nothing going wrong, but would just like some re-assurance to show them that it is completely safe. I would Obveously do regular reboots, and it is a pretty low-powered PC. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give me. 
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