[SML] turning off light boards

[Dale Farmer]

On 11/23/2015 10:36 PM, Richard John Archer via Stagecraft wrote:
> Was visiting someplace (a college) a while ago  and they often left their board on during the rehearsal and run of a show.....yes 24/7 for about two weeks.   Is there some reason for this?  I've seen it done with special events that were a few days but nothing  usually this long.   One version or another of an ETC product hooked up to older CD-80 racks.    Thoughts anyone?  no.....not volatile core memories, not resistance piano boards that you turn off but in the on position,  not bad computers that won't restart.  Other thoughts?
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> DickA
> TD, Cornell U
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I would guess that sometime, way back when, possibly with an earlier 
board, someone had a bad experience with a board that wouldn't come back 
or lost the show with a power cycle or something.   They then made the 
mental leap and decided that the best way to handle this problem was to 
not shut the board off from start of rehearsals until closing night. 
Once the habit gets started for whatever reason, everyone follows it, 
Possibly not even knowing what brought it on.

--Dale