POLL: Do you leave your high end tube mics on? - Page 2

Fletcher · 26th June 2008, 03:29 AM

The capstan motor on a JH-24 only turns when tape is loaded and pulling tape... we only leave tape on the machine when the machine is in use so the capstan motor only runs a couple of hours here and there [same with the reel motors]... however the rest of the electronics stay warm and happy which is what's important in my world.

BTW, how do you get a gig where you only have to work from 8:30a to 5p? I want me one of them!!!

jmarkham · 26th June 2008, 03:38 AM

I let them warm up for a good long time .. but when they're done .. they're
off.

jeff

gregohb · 26th June 2008, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gainreduction

I would strongly encourage everyone to turn all your gear off when not in use.

Our planet is on the verge of a breakdown because of overconsumption of (fossile) energy and wasting it is plain stupid and irresponsible.

If your gear takes a beating by beeing turned on or off it´s not built well enough.

Please think about the future of our planet, we have nowhere to escape.

electricity can come from rewnable sources - solar panels, windmills, damns, or non-polluting nukes. i would be far more worried about driving to and from a distant studio - using up oil and causing pollution.

the Telefunken AK47 says it needs an hour to warm up. however, from guitar amps, it seems 5 minutes is sufficient.

musikwerks · 26th June 2008, 08:45 AM

Before starting out on my own I worked for a "boutique" post production facility. Everything (including the Grade A CRT monitors were left on 24/7. All tape machines, computers, hard disk arrays etc were left on. The only things that weren't were the computer monitors. The techs said it was more wear and tear on the circuit boards in terms of heat/cold temperature changes (resulting in the boards expanding etc) if the machines were power cycled every day than it was to leave them on all the time. Also, monitors would lose their calibration if turned on and off too often as would the scanning apparatus in the Telecine machines. Re-calibrating was costly and time consuming when you have 50 or so screens. Add to that the air conditioning to keep the whole machine room at 19 degrees celsius all the time and you had a pretty expensive operation.

gainreduction · 26th June 2008, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregohb

electricity can come from renable sources - solar panels, windmills, damns, or non-polluting nukes.

Good point.

I read the other day that about 25% of the total power consumption in the world is from home electronics in standby-mode, lights left on and general ignorance of saving power. Saving that 25% would make a difference. Further, about 25% of all the food in the western world is thrown away and industrialized agriculture is by far the biggest energy thief there is. It adds up.

I´ll stop preaching now, back to tube mics.

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26th June 2008, 03:29 AM	#31
Fletcher member no 666 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Foxboro, MA USA Posts: 5,773	The capstan motor on a JH-24 only turns when tape is loaded and pulling tape... we only leave tape on the machine when the machine is in use so the capstan motor only runs a couple of hours here and there [same with the reel motors]... however the rest of the electronics stay warm and happy which is what's important in my world. BTW, how do you get a gig where you only have to work from 8:30a to 5p? I want me one of them!!! __________________ Fletcher "I'm not really an asshole... I just play one on the internet" [author unknown] R/E/P the Recording Engineer and Producer forums Mercenary Audio the small drinking company with a large audio problem mwagener wrote on Sat, 11 September 2004 14:33 We are selling emotions, there are no emotions in a grid Roscoe Ambel once said: Pro-Tools is to audio what fluorescent is to light

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jmarkham Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 484	I let them warm up for a good long time .. but when they're done .. they're off. jeff __________________ http://techbreakfast.com/dvd http://theprojectstudio.com Today, everybody with a brush gets to paint the Sistine Chapel Is that a good thing?

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26th June 2008, 08:45 AM	#34
musikwerks Gear addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 326	Before starting out on my own I worked for a "boutique" post production facility. Everything (including the Grade A CRT monitors were left on 24/7. All tape machines, computers, hard disk arrays etc were left on. The only things that weren't were the computer monitors. The techs said it was more wear and tear on the circuit boards in terms of heat/cold temperature changes (resulting in the boards expanding etc) if the machines were power cycled every day than it was to leave them on all the time. Also, monitors would lose their calibration if turned on and off too often as would the scanning apparatus in the Telecine machines. Re-calibrating was costly and time consuming when you have 50 or so screens. Add to that the air conditioning to keep the whole machine room at 19 degrees celsius all the time and you had a pretty expensive operation.