[volt-nuts] dark display for 3458

[Chuck Harris]

Hi Poul,

In my experience, there are two very significant wear
mechanisms: 1) cathode emission, 2) phosphor fatigue.

They seem to both run at about the same speed.

-Chuck Harris

Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
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> In message <5528AC6F.3030805 at williams-net.com>, new writes:
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>> QUESTION - will this kill the 3458 or its display somehow?
>
> Unlikely.  Unfortunately it doesn't really help the display that
> much either, as long as the filament is powered, the wearout mechanism
> works, it's just faster for pixels turned on.
>