On 16 Feb 2005, at 08:14, peter wrote:
This touches on a question that's been wandering around in my head.
Do protections built into modern power adapters eliminate the need for surge protectors?
The manual for my Aluminum PB seems to make no official statement on the subject, but it shows an illustration that indicates one is not needed. This could be an oversight, however. I plan on traveling to places where power fluctuations occur more often than in the US, so I'm interested in the wisdom of folks on this list.
TIA.
SMPSs are inherently better than older transformer-based devices at filtering over-voltage (surge) and under-voltage conditions out, but spikes (e.g. due to lightning strikes) are still a problem. Of course, most consumer "surge protectors" aren't particularly effective against severe spikes either.
I'd say you'd generally be fine as far as the power supply is concerned, but if you plan on hooking into any hotel modem or ethernet jacks, you'll definitely want surge protectors for them.
Cheers, Ben
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