How Long do U leave your machines on ?

[Crashramp]

Agree somewhat. A lot of people say these things were designed to be on 24/7, well I used to run 8kms a day and every second day do weights. Mate I'm lucky to do 4kms every other day and recently I haven't exercised for 8 weeks. So my point is things age and what they were capable once upon a time is not relevant now.

So unless the game is restored fully to new I'd be a little hesitant in thinking you can leave them on and not expect things to be under stress  

Good point.  I generally turn 'em off after a game by the way. Unless I just feel like admiring the light show that is.

[Steevsee]

+1 to the lightshow. 

It's a special part of the pinball experince.

My 6yo daughter will often go around and turn on all the machines, then turn off the main lights and enjoy the show.

[Sgtmax]

Leave them on if we have people over otherwise mostly left off unless playing

[Ford Fairlane]

anyone worked out how much electricity a pin chews? i live in the country and what we pay for electricity is criminal... that would help determine hown long i would leave them on for

[andtan]

I'll only leave them on if I am there, otherwise off they go

I'm too scared that the 'magic smoke' will try and escape if I leave them on and I'm not there

[pinball god]

Should have mentioned this earlier. If I have replaced most or all of the globes with leds, I'd feel a whole lot more comfortable with leaving them on.

[Caveoftreasures]

anyone worked out how much electricity a pin chews? i live in the country and what we pay for electricity is criminal... that would help determine hown long i would leave them on for

Its 6 cents per hour per machine, based on me testing apx 20 different dmd machines wil std bulbs in them, using 2012 testing equipment from Origin Energy, and using Origins rates $.

They chew nothing, cheap as chips to run 

[Caveoftreasures]

Should have mentioned this earlier. If I have replaced most or all of the globes with leds, I'd feel a whole lot more comfortable with leaving them on.

if u are worried about std bulbs ruining the backglass etc, yes, good idea, but for translites, it doesnt matter.

I have left Segas, Ballys, Williams, Gottliebs, Sterns, all different machines n manufacturers on for 3 and 4 days, non stop, just to flush out any issues, and nothing ever played up once.

If the machine is hack free, I think it is probably safe to say only a bit of bad luck will show any hassles up.

LEDs do reduce heat, which is a good thing for sure.  

[robm]

if u are worried about std bulbs ruining the backglass etc, yes, good idea, but for translites, it doesnt matter.

Not entirely true, every translite that i have seen with damage (prob 10-20% of machines i have seen) - ie: flaking and the trasnlite starting to lose the solid white backing ALWAYS starts directly in front of a bulb.  So while damage to a translite does not happen to every machine, when it does, it is almost always related to heat generated from incandescent globes.

[Caveoftreasures]

yeh does happen. totally agree.