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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #20 on: August 05, 2015, 06:48:13 AM »
Thanks again. Would it just be a cell battery on the board then?

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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #21 on: November 02, 2015, 01:35:51 PM »
Leave them off.  You 1. save money on your electric bill, 2. save on wear and tear on the circuit boards.

About that battery: My old machine charges a battery, so I put in a 1 farad memory capacitor.  Of course, it needs to be charged, but I can have it charged within 10 minutes of on time.  As for the others, i.e. non-charging circuit, use a lithium battery.  You can check the battery voltage every month to see if you need to replace it.  If you know how to convert to a charging circuit, use a memory capacitor instead and test its longevity.  Some memory chips may drain more than others if the memory capacitor doesn't hold a charge for more than a week or so.  You will need patience and time to ensure it'll work for a long time for your machine.  Stay away from alkalines--they leak!

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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2016, 11:06:09 AM »
I bought a fancy weekly timer for my upcoming machine, with a plan to keep it 8hrs on the game days, with a few break days per week. Over-ride is a push of a button. With a little luck that'll keep capacitors happy for years longer than full time running...and the electric thing.


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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #23 on: May 15, 2017, 07:51:04 PM »
Does turning the machine effect the RNG at all? Has anyone who frequently boots up the machine noticed it is unusually hot/cold/skewed shortly after boot-up?

I imagine IGT et al are experienced enough to have overcome a potential glitch in this space.
« Last Edit: May 16, 2017, 07:40:54 AM by Ron (r273) »

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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #24 on: June 25, 2017, 03:23:14 AM »
I live and work in the Las Vegas valley. Almost all of my company's locations leave there video poker games on 24/7.  Games will have there normal issues when left on. Lamps burn out, fans go bad, power supply over heats, exc.....  I really hate to shut them off because that's when a lot of problems pop up. I guess this on and off thing could go either way. We are a 24/7 town on gaming so all of our locations leave there games on. 

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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #25 on: December 12, 2017, 11:30:55 PM »
cost of battery for slot machine $5-$10 dollars, cost of hydro 24/7 $30-$40 a month, ill replace battery every 3 ys, and buy another machine with the savings,thx

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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #26 on: July 10, 2018, 01:00:39 PM »
Good discussion, good to hear both sides.

I have a non-LCD/CRT machine (E2000 series).  Wouldn't the power draw be essentially just the lights when not in action?  Can the fluorescent lights be upgraded to LED equivalents without problems?  Would love to leave it on 24/7 if the electricity bill isn't too much.  Has anyone P3'd one of these machines?

In my experience with computerized machines in general (CNC machine shop, new and old) is that machines have less problems if always left on.  I only turn off ones with heavy power consumption when not in use.

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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2019, 12:38:16 PM »
Has anyone installed non volatile memory on a slot board?

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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #28 on: November 10, 2019, 05:14:56 PM »
I have all 3 of my slot machines plugged into one surge protector that sits under the slot machine in the center of the group.  Is it ok to turn the power off at the surge protector or do I need to open each slot machine door each night and shut them off individually from inside.  I have one machine that has a light that stays on in it even if I turn the power off.  So I've been shutting them down at the surge protector.  I hope this isn't bad on them.


Many thanks.


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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #29 on: November 10, 2019, 05:51:18 PM »
You can turn them all off at one time with the surge protector power switch, it won't hurt anything.  Some machines do have things that are still powered with the machine internal power switch turned off.  Usually comm circuits and convenience lights/outlets.

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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #30 on: November 10, 2019, 06:07:09 PM »
You can turn them all off at one time with the surge protector power switch, it won't hurt anything.  Some machines do have things that are still powered with the machine internal power switch turned off.  Usually comm circuits and convenience lights/outlets.




Tilt, thanks for the reply.  I've always wondered about this.


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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #31 on: August 25, 2020, 05:13:00 PM »
Interesting conversation. As a slot tech in a casino, of course we leave the machines on 24/7. However, when an event happens (power outage, lightning strike, faulty power strip, covid) we cringe.  Chances of all the machines coming back up are 50/50. Take for instance the covid shut down. 2 weeks before re-opening we fired up the slots, most of which had been put to sleep instead of shutting off. Out of 1200 machines, about 25% had issues, blown monitors, power supplys, etc. I dont even want to think what would have happened if all were shut down. What I find interesting is that although this is common for casino's, it is not for the home slots. I've met several people with a slot machine or 2 in their house and they all shut them off daily without any issue. Any idea's why this is? does it have anything to do with the amount of voltage going thru the systems on re-start?  :Scratch-Head:

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Re: leave machine on 24/7
« Reply #32 on: January 31, 2021, 07:55:51 AM »
Interesting conversation. As a slot tech in a casino, of course we leave the machines on 24/7. However, when an event happens (power outage, lightning strike, faulty power strip, covid) we cringe.  Chances of all the machines coming back up are 50/50. Take for instance the covid shut down. 2 weeks before re-opening we fired up the slots, most of which had been put to sleep instead of shutting off. Out of 1200 machines, about 25% had issues, blown monitors, power supplys, etc. I dont even want to think what would have happened if all were shut down. What I find interesting is that although this is common for casino's, it is not for the home slots. I've met several people with a slot machine or 2 in their house and they all shut them off daily without any issue. Any idea's why this is? does it have anything to do with the amount of voltage going thru the systems on re-start?  :Scratch-Head:


I used to do electronics repair for a living and I would get customers come in all the time “I leave my tv on 24/7 because i need the sound to sleep. I turned it of once and it broke so turning it off must have killed it”. No in ever one of these cases the tv had bad capacitors in the power supply. Im not an expert on capacitors but my thought was being on 24/7 made the capacitors break down faster causing them to become out of speck. As long as it was on it was fine because the capacitors stayed charged. as soon as it was shut off and they drained they could not re change to there full capacity. Again im not an expert this is just an observation of what i and the owner of that company saw on a frequent bases.

 

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