The problem is that, when you keep it powered up for an extended period of time, the preset selector lights will melt the translucent plastic caps (String 1 and 2 are especially prone for that). A friend of mine once bought a CS80 from Angelo Branduardi´s keyboard player who had done exactly this, and the first column of preset selectors was not only completely bleached but also slightly melted.
Stephen
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From: David
To: yamahacs80@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:52 AM
Subject: [yamahacs80] Leaving CS powered up for long periods
Is it safer to leave CS powered up for say 8 hours a day even though
it may only be used for 30mins -60mins a day?
This is to avoid switching on and off and maybe placing stress on
components
thanks in advance
David
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