I left my POD XTL on for 4 days straight

[Thor Von Clemson]

I thought I turned it off but...

I went down to practice for the first time in a few days and it seems I left my pod on the whole time.. Everything seems to be fine but wow.. 4 days. Is there anything I should be watching out for or something?

[UFORocks]

Your electric bill?

[RacerX]

[UFORocks]

[Newc]

Was it anywhere near an Xbox360?

[Infernal Death]

Normally there is nothing to worry about. If the gear is designed properly and there are no faults happening in the electrical parts gear is fine with being left on. There are quite a few recording studios who leave their gear on 24/7 for several months.

Flo

[Thor Von Clemson]

Thanks for the response Infernal..

Is there an "I'm supposed to wear a helmet" emoticon

[Tashtego]

I'm seconding Infernal Death's comment. My understanding is that SS electronics actually last longer the less you power cycle them.

[hawkerbc2]

I leave my pod xt on far too much (and the switch really isn't that far away) and have had no problems except the electricity bill - Line 6 build solid equipment and I'm convinced you could leave it for months without any problems at all.

[shadowcat]

I remember how jgcable compared his Vetta to the computers at work which are on 24/7 for several years.

I'd say as long as it works, it's fine.

And now I'm curious, has anybody left a tube amp on for 4 days straight?

[RobRR]

Solid state electronics in general will last longer the less they're power cycled, as already stated, especially under an idle load. Take the Aegis radar I used to build parts for... once installed in ships, theyre pretty much never powered down... for years and years on end.

For something like a computer that is used all the time, I never shut it down unless its not going to be used for a few days that I know of. Your POD is going to be just fine... leaving it on for that 4 days probably did the same, if not less wear on it as opposed to you turning it on 4-6 times during that fou r days.

[memphiskat]

I think you already got your answer but.... I leave my PODxt in a mostly closed desk drawer with just the power cable, usb cable, and guitar cord sticking out and leave it on for weeks. I use my Mac on top of the desk to control it. I've yet to have a problem. Karl

[Drsracing]

I left my x box on for 6 months and nothing happend, I think a xbox and a pod are pretty much same

[Thor Von Clemson]

I left my tube amp on standby overnight once...

[Newc]

If I leave my Digitech TSR12 on overnight the screen gets this thing where it looks like the letters are fading in and out - almost like there's a fine layer of smoke or water in the screen.

Of course it's sandwiched between an MP-1 and an IPS33, so it's probably just heat messing with the LCD.