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Section 4

4.6 Equipment life span

The following table is a guide to the average life expectancy of equipment commonly used in schools and managed through school libraries:

Equipment Type Life in Years Hours of Life
3 in 1 stereo system 5 500-1000
Amplifier 5 3000-5000
Audio cassette recorder 5 500-1000
Barcode reader 5 1000-3000
Calculator (electronic) 3 3000-5000
Camera (instant develop) 3 500-1000
Camera 35 mm SLR 5 3000-5000
Camera, 35 mm fixed lens 5 3000-5000
CD player - audio 10 1000-3000
CD-ROM player 10 1000-3000
Computer 5 1000-3000
Copier (thermal) 5 1000-3000
Fan (electric) 5 1000-3000
Laminater (heat press) 7 3000-5000
Listening post 5 500-1000
Megaphone 5 500-1000
Modem 5 1000-3000
PA system 5 3000-5000
Photocopier 3 500-1000
Photographic enlarger 10 3000-5000
Printer (computer) 5 500-1000
Projector - data - 1000-3000
Projector - slide filmstrip 7 500-1000
Projector 16 mm 10 1000-3000
Projector overhead 5 3000-5000
Radio cassette recorder 4 500-1000
Record player 5 500-1000
Refrigerator 10 3000-5000
Screen (daylight) 5 3000-5000
Stopwatch 5 3000-5000
Timer 10 3000-5000
TV monitor 5 1000-3000
Video camera 3 1000-3000
Video recorder 5 1000-3000
Video tapes 10 500-1000

 

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