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I would not leave any of my hard-earned railroad electronics on when not in use, however I have 2 PCs and a couple Macs on 24/7.

Well, every piece of avionics we shipped had a grueling qualification test that went for days of testing, hot, cold, wet, lighting, EMI, etc.  After that it went for a 168 hour burn-in and then had a full ATP before shipment.

Yes, there are a number of PC's here that are on 24/7, but they do snooze when we're not using them.

I don't have any Command Units like TMCC, Legacy, DCS, I run Conventional, but I do follow the safe practice of not leaving anything powered up on the layout when not in use. All my layout power is powered from a GFIR on the wall on a dedicated circuit.  I use a heavy duty grounded extension cord connected to a male grounded plug coming out of an 2 gang size steel grounded box with a single pole switch that shuts everything off when flipped to off wired to a duplex receptacle. I have a 5 unit and button remote wireless power controller, the first one is plugged into the duplex receptacle, I have a quality UL Listed Surge Protector plugged into remote unit #1 receptacle for an All Emergency Stop. My underlayout rope lights are plugged into the surge protector along with remote units #2 and #3 that power my 2 MTH Z-1000 Transformers, #4 powers my old Scott's Odds and Ends Variable Secondary Tap AC Transformer that I use the 12 and 16 volt taps for AC accessories and Fastrack Remote Switches, and #5 my ATX PC Power Supply with 3.3, 5, and 12 volt DC outputs for DC accessories and LED Lighting. That way if I want some things shut down while working on the layout it's easy to use the remote control to shut off or turn on anything I need. It came with 2 remote controls so one stays on top of the layout and the other is attached by velcro to the power panel under the layout. Also just in case it's ever needed, hopefully not, I have fire extinguishers in both the kitchen and train room, which are the two central rooms in our house and smoke detectors throughout the house. When the electric panel ampere and supply were upgraded in 2022 for 2 Heat Pumps I had the Electrician install a whole house surge protector on the panel box. Best to be as safe as possible.

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