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Re: [disklavier] Unplug cord?

2002-01-22 by Robert E. Welcyng

I leave my DC3 Mark II on all the time and nothing has ever happened to it.  I
recall that a few years ago the power transmission line to the small town of
Seward, Alaska, was hit by a voltage surge that blew-out a number of people's
TV's.  You are probably also aware that TV's and VCR's left plugged-in and
unattended sometimes catch fire.

There is a type of power strip that has an additional 8-foot cord with the
switch on it.  By using one of those you could probably conceal the power srrip
behind the piano.

fakepopster wrote:
> 
> Just got my MX100A.  I was reading through the manual and it said "if
> not using the Disklavier for a sustained period of time, unplug the
> cord from the outlet also (in addition to powering off)"...or
> something to that effect.
> 
> This was discouraging since I just managed to get the beast up
> against the wall.  Does anyone have an idea of what Yamaha means by a
> sustained period of time?  Better yet, does anyone have an
> understanding of this precaution and what this risk might be to
> leaving it plugged in?  I certainly can't move it back and forth
> everytime I use it but I could put a power strip to it if necessary.
> Perhaps this is a surge protection risk and a surge protector would
> do the job.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any input.
> 
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-- 
Robert Welcyng
Anchorage, Alaska

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