Wellll. lightning can do crazy things, with the unit on or off.
But a) it should be fused so that the fiuse protects you. I under-fused all my products - they would not pas full power on a test bench the way we shipped them. But in real life, you can barely get 10% out on a steady state basis - the peak to average ratio in audio is like 20:1
Sadly i still get calls "my amp wont turn on". me: did oyu check the fuse?"Why did it blow a fuse?" me: to save its ass and maybe yoursok, i didn't quite say that.
Next, never put a product that is open with vent holes on a flammable surface. Put it on a piece of metal, a block of wood..... (its not that flammable) - but NOT carpet.
If the unit has standby - do it. Mine did - only the low power circuits were on 24 x 7. The rest warmed up in 30-60 minutes depending on how fussy one is.
YMMV
G
But a) it should be fused so that the fiuse protects you. I under-fused all my products - they would not pas full power on a test bench the way we shipped them. But in real life, you can barely get 10% out on a steady state basis - the peak to average ratio in audio is like 20:1
Sadly i still get calls "my amp wont turn on". me: did oyu check the fuse?"Why did it blow a fuse?" me: to save its ass and maybe yoursok, i didn't quite say that.
Next, never put a product that is open with vent holes on a flammable surface. Put it on a piece of metal, a block of wood..... (its not that flammable) - but NOT carpet.
If the unit has standby - do it. Mine did - only the low power circuits were on 24 x 7. The rest warmed up in 30-60 minutes depending on how fussy one is.
YMMV
G