It's considered bad practice to do that because surge protectors are bad at evenly distributing power to devices when you mix devices with larger power draws and smaller ones. Realistically, a modem and router aren't going to cause any problems like that, so you should be fine. -N
On Wednesday 15 June 2005 09:13 am, Larry Cook wrote: > I've got the APC 500 ES (which by the way is on sale at Staple for $15 off > and a $15 rebate for a final cost of $29.99), but it only has three battery > backup outlets. I'm using one for the computer and one for the monitor. > I'd also like to put the router and DSL modem on there. Any reason I > shouldn't use a power-strip to add these two devices to the last remaining > outlet? > > Thanks, > Larry > _______________________________________________ > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
