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Originally Posted by RedDevil
My mobile A/C unit at home prohibits being shut off straight; it keeps the fan spinning for an additional 3 minutes unless you pull the plug, which you shouldn't. Then I wouldn't know if that was to protect it mechanically or prevent it from molding over. But I wouldn't want either.
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You brought up some good points. My guess is that there is no mechanical reason to keep from cycling the AC, as that is what happens under normal "continuous" operation. The mold prevention theory seems most plausible.