From: guykuo@carson.u.washington.edu (Guy Kuo)
Subject: Re: Monitors - should they be kept on 24 hours a day???
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I've turned my monitor on and off with the cpu running many times. Each time
I wonder what I am doing to my CPU by directly hooking in such a high current
draw on its lines while it is running. Does this put a substantial spike on
the power line? Could one possibly lose data or damage equipment?