[geeks] CRT life with brightness at 0?

[Kevin]

I replaced a ton of these tubes back in 97-98 when i worked for
IDS in Key Largo.  They are indeed, easy to come by and cheap.

/KRM

On 05 Jan 2005 14:10:54 -0500
james <james at jdfogg.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 14:05, Nathan Raymond wrote:
> > Question for folks -
> > 
> > I've been thinking of using one my modified Mac SE/30
> > machines as a 24/7 home firewall, and I want to preserve the
> > CRT as much as possible.  Of course the computer pre-dates
> > energy saver, so it is always on, but it has a manual
> > brightness control knob that can be turned all the way down. 
> > Will that preserve the lifespan of the tube?  Will the
> > phosphor life or anything else be affected with the
> > brightness set to 0?
> 
> Don't know - but replacing the tube is trivial and there is
> still a ready supply of that style Mac around for nearly zero
> dollars.
> 
> Damn, now I want to go fire up my SE/30.
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