• AJA Video Systems

  i or o OR o or o?

  Posted by Rennie Klymyk on March 23, 2006 at 9:25 pm

  When I was a lad I earned a living in the forest and all the European chainsaws had an I/O switch on them that I never figured out. Surely the “O” meant On. After wearing myself out trying to start them in the “O” position I eventually concluded the “I” meant Ignition? This abreviation saved 3 characters on the lable which should have read On/Off. Of coarse abreviating that to O/O would have really been a no no. So now we have the Io.

  My Io has this switch on the back and I have it rack mounted. It is difficult to get at the switch so it never gets turned off. (thankfully, unlike Husquvarna, it has LED’s that show when it’s “on”)

  My question is: how many of you leave your Io “on” monthly, annually, indefinatly and how many turn it i + o OR o + o (off + on) for each use? Any comments would be appreciated as it is one of the only pieces of gear that has rear mounted power switch and is one of the only things left “still glowing” at night when I leave.

  Rennie Klymyk replied 20 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Bob Zelin

  March 23, 2006 at 11:27 pm

  feel free to leave your I/O on for the rest of your life. This is a piece of broadcast equipment, no different than a Leitch (or AJA !) terminal chassis, which has no on/off switch on the front. It is designed for operation “forever” – and you won’t blow out the tubes if you leave it on.
  However, if you do leave it on 24 hours a day, I urge you to purchase a good quality UPS to protect against lightning and power surges, and problems with the power companies, that can kill your equipment.

  With all of this said, I turn my stuff off when I go home. It really don’t make a damn bit of difference. This is not old analog electronics that drifts if you turn it on and off.

  Bob Zelin
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  Tony! Hulette

  March 29, 2006 at 12:12 am

  Hi Rennie,

  While I do shut down much of my equipment when Im done for the day, my Io’s stay on 24/7 and I don’t worry about them at all. As Bob suggests, you should connect them to a good UPS – just like your other expensive decks and computer equipment.

  Tony!
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  Rennie Klymyk

  April 5, 2006 at 3:26 am

  Thanks everyone! now I can tune in; and turn on; and not worry about drop outs!

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