Should backup hardware work at least occasionally?

Question

Iron

I have repeatedly read that it is best for batteries in a laptop to go through a discharge / charge cycle at least once a month so that they do not lose capacity and do not deteriorate. That is, even if a person does not use a laptop for a long time (I know a person whose battery stopped holding a charge precisely because of prolonged non-use), it is still better to turn on the laptop every month to idle so that this discharge / charge rule is followed.

But is this relevant for other types of hardware, including those that do not contain any batteries (processors, motherboards, except for the CMOS battery, video cards, wi-fi / gsm modules and other components) - is there a period for beyond which they should not lie without action (so as not to deteriorate)? That is, if there is such a period, then let it be idle, but is it prophylactically necessary to run them once in a given period?

PS I'm asking because I ordered several backup components from China so that they simply lay at hand (but were not connected to anything), so that later, in the event of a malfunction with the current hardware, I would not urgently run and look for nothing. And if with the current hardware, pah-pah-pah, everything will be fine for several years - will everything be fine with backup components after they are connected?

Answer 1

I have repeatedly read that it is best for batteries in a laptop to go through a discharge / charge cycle at least once a month so that they do not lose capacity and do not deteriorate.

Nonsense.

That is, if there is such a period, then let it be idle, but is it prophylactically necessary to run them once in a given period?

No. There is no parameter "time between failures" for any computer piece of iron, it's not a machine in the engine of which oil circulation is desirable so that it does not "stick".
Don't sweat it.