Should I turn off my miners every now and then?

[Miraii]

Hi everyone, I'm looking for routines to optimize my devices' lifetime. I turn them off every two or three days for an hour. Is it a good idea? I'm not sure if it helps. I'd appreciate it if you let me know based on your experiences. I got a couple of Avalon 851s.

[mindrust]

As far as I know turning on and off the devices harm the circuits more than keeping them on all the time. As long as you keep them in optimal environment conditions (like low dust and temperature) there shouldn't be any problems. Your home's electricity must be stable too. If the voltage is volatile, that would fuck your devices up also.

[Miraii]

As far as I know turning on and off the devices harm the circuits more than keeping them on all the time. As long as you keep them in optimal environment conditions (like low dust and temperature) there shouldn't be any problems. Your home's electricity must be stable too. If the voltage is volatile, that would fuck your devices up also.

Thanks a lot for the reply, I thought so as well.

[NotFuzzyWarm]

Keep them on. The thermal cycling from repeatedly letting them cool down and then heat up again will stress the solder joints and chip/heat sink interfaces.