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Jorge Almeida wrote: |
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> On Sun, Sep 26, 2021 at 6:24 PM antlists <antlists@××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> Hello, Wol and Dale |
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>> When you rebuild it, get a surge protector and then put a UPS behind |
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>> that ... snag is that's all extra expense :-( |
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> Surge protectors: I googled it and mostly got bad reviews. Do they |
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> _really_work? What would you recommend? It probably should be |
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> something amazon-purchasable! Availability in my country is probably |
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> limited (and overpriced to boot, I bet). |
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> UPS: never gave it serious thought, I had the impression there was too |
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> much unclear stuff: for example, is it noisy (does it need a fan)? If |
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> (when) some component needs replacement will I know it before |
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> disaster? And does the replacement require a "qualified technician"? ( |
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> Dale's description is not very reassuring!) |
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> Note that my lightning problem happened at night with both computer |
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> and monitor powered down (but still connected to a wall outlet through |
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> an interrupted extension; hence the "not-so-smart" self-qualifying...) |
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> Thanks for your suggestions |
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> Jorge |
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I had lightening strike right down the road, about 1,000 feet as a bird |
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flies. It took out some stuff at my neighbors, including a freezer |
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which died a month later. It even blew light bulbs, I mean literally |
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blew them. They exploded and glass went all over the room. I suggested |
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surge protection for their computer, TV and such a while before that. |
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Even with a virtually direct hit, the surge protectors kept working. |
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Not long after that, they wanted a UPS for their computer but also |
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wanted one for the TV, since the dish box takes a while to reload after |
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the power blinks. So I helped them pick a fair sized UPS for the puter |
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and a smaller one for the TV. The puter runs long enough to shutdown |
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normally and the TV is protected for those little blinks in power that |
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last just long enough to reset everything. |
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One way to pick a decent surge device, look at the warranty. If it |
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includes paying for items plugged in, then you're off to a good start at |
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least. I just try to get as high a joule rating as I can. The reason |
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for that, they can absorb more than one hit and still protect. While |
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one large hit can disable protection, it can take out hundreds of |
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smaller hits and still work. It all comes down to the quality of the |
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MOVs and the design of the protector. |
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If you use Amazon: APC, Belkin and Tripp Lite are some brands I've heard |
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or seen are good. I've used a couple of those brands myself. I've |
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always heard that the Monster brand is also good but a bit pricey. When |
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I researched them long ago, they are some heavy duty built products so |
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if a person has some serious power problems, they may be well worth the |
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expense. I bought some on ebay that were Etekcity brand but it seems |
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they no longer make them. I bought some that had a little over 5,000 |
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joules of protection. The only thing I didn't like, if power fails, it |
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stays off. It doesn't have a hardware switch but a circuit switch that |
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resets on power loss. That can be a good thing in some situations but I |
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don't like it. They are good protectors tho. |
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Hope that info helps. Also hope you can find something to prevent |
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future problems. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |