Machines on Timers? Safe?

[slots_007]

I have 2 Universal machines and a Bally Game Maker, I normally run them 24/7 but damn it with the power hike in my area it's adding up and hate to sell the machines.

I was thinking of running them on a timer, I found a 4 plug surge protector with built in timer for $20 some dollars that is listed as heavy duty...

Now my question is:

- Will this accelerate wear and tear on the internals of these older machines (especially the Universal where parts are hard to get)?
- Will this hurt the power supply in the machines?
- Starters and bulbs I know will hate cycling on and off but replacing starters and bulbs isn't hard or too expensive.

Basically....is this a bad idea? I would hate to open them every day/night to turn them on/off inside manually.

Want them to run from 9AM to midnight on the timer.

Thanks guys and gals!

[jay]

I don't get to play in my casino every day.......
I have pinballs, slots, neon and I have everything on X10 (cheepo remote control). One button press and the world comes to life.
I have been running them this way for years without any adverse effects.

The only real problem I have is that my Mikon progressives loose their settings if they are off for more than 10 days.
They use a super capacitor vs a battery so there is no real way to manage this other than to leave them plugged in.

[ramegoom]

Why couldn't you replace the farad caps with rechargeable lithium batteries? That might give you long-term memory retention.