The reason actives die over time is usually capacitors leaking or blowing up eventually after aging for 20+ years. Or solder joints cracking in cheaper shit.
It honestly probably won’t hurt them to run them 24/7 for 20 years Vs only running them a few hours a day for 20 years. Unless they’re hot. Otherwise you’re probably fine.
I worked in broadcast for a long time and we had ancient analog gear that ran 24/7 for YEARS and was totally fine. Until it wasn’t ha!
The reason actives die over time is usually capacitors leaking or blowing up eventually after aging for 20+ years. Or solder joints cracking in cheaper shit.
It honestly probably won’t hurt them to run them 24/7 for 20 years Vs only running them a few hours a day for 20 years. Unless they’re hot. Otherwise you’re probably fine.
I worked in broadcast for a long time and we had ancient analog gear that ran 24/7 for YEARS and was totally fine. Until it wasn’t ha!