I was wondering for people that gig is ok to the kemper powered on during the other acts? My band is headlining this week end and I wanted to see if leaving it powered on during the two openers (1 hr sets a piece) if it would be ok?Thanks guys!
Ok to leave Kemper on?
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March 4, 2015 at 6:33 PM -
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It's a digital device, so I can't foresee any issues with it being left on. I use mine for a few hours at a time, am sure some professional users have it on for most of the day.
It it doesn't take long to boot though so surely you can leave it off during other acts if you wish?
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I leave mine on in the studio for around 5-6 hours a day and all has been fine
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Right on thanks guys! I didn't think it would be a problem. It all depends on if this venue has their stuff together lol. I would prefer to turn it off though.
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our gigs in the weekends is about 4-5 hours.. never turn it off.. have had no problems.. i have played a bout 35-40 gigs with it since last summer.. i have had no tecnical problems, and had it on for hours.. no tubes getting warm!!
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My lunchbox never leaves my home and I keep it under a t-shirt to keep the dust away. Sometimes I don't even remove the t-shirt, I just feel the power knob and turn it clockwise two notches. No need to see the lights for noodling, all the tones I have on it are great.
The net result of this laziness is that there has been at least a dozen times that I've left the toaster on overnight and sometimes even over the weekend, all covered up. No heat buildup worth mentioning and everything works just fine.
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Had mine for over a year, 200+ shows averaging 4 hours and I leave it on the whole time without any fear. The only thing I shut off is my wireless to save on batteries.
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Putting her through the paces this weekend! Loving everything about it so far!
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I switch my kemper On before our soundcheck, (6 p.m) and I switch off after the gig (3 a.m) every saturday for 2 years, everything is alright!
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I think what applies to most electrical gear is that leaving them on is nothing to worry about, the biggest stress for electrical gear occurs during power on/off.
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My lunchbox never leaves my home and I keep it under a t-shirt to keep the dust away. Sometimes I don't even remove the t-shirt...
I hope it's a Kemper t-shirt.
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Sometimes I don't even remove the t-shirt, I just feel the power knob and turn it clockwise two notches.
A slight warning for any inexperienced users reading,
moving the power knob the wrong way and pinching it can result in a sudden slap to the face.
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I leave mine on for hours at each gig.
And, if I turn it on to work on some music right after a Saturday gig, it will stay on until it is time to go to the next Friday's gig.
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There's a similar thread somewhere, and that it was discussed that leaving it on doesn't harm the camper at all. I've left mine on for days at a time. It's solid-state, so there should be no issues leaving it on any more than leaving it off. If anything turning it on and off constantly could be a negative.In general I just leave mine on, and turn it off if I know I won't be getting to it for a while.
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First thing: It's a computer. I leave my computers "on" all the time except for sleep modes.
Second thing: Wear that warranty OUT, brother!!
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Why do you want to TURN OFF, something that is TURNED ON!!..
My advice.. is GET IT THERE MY SON! but be safe wear a kemperon... else you will have lil remotes at your feet!
Sorry, Bad advice..
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my Kemper is on - 10-16 hours a day i think
so bad that i need to sleep & work -
I have forgot & left mine on overnight a few times..
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I turn mine on at 630 in the morning and turn it off before I go to bed.
Andy B
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Just thought to necrobump this thread as I've just returned from a 10-day vacation, only to find my Kemper toaster exactly the way I left it... turned on!:D
Like I said previously, I normally keep it covered with a Tshirt on my desk and often only reach under the shirt to turn it on and off. Only this time, I didn't turn it off and the spaceship lights were hidden by the Tshirt so I didn't notice.
Nothing happened to it and even covered up it only got slightly warm to the touch. 10 days...
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