At 9:06 AM -0400 6/23/05, Peter Saint James wrote:
Several months ago, we discussed using or not using surge
suppressors with Powerbooks, and I found out the hard way that we
came to an erroneous conclusion.
We concluded that the power adapter would protect the Powerbook
from a
On Jun 23, 2005, at 9:06 AM, Peter Saint James wrote:
Several months ago, we discussed using or not using surge
suppressors with Powerbooks, and I found out the hard way that we
came to an erroneous conclusion.
We concluded that the power adapter would protect the Powerbook
On 23 Jun2005, at 11:24 AM, david wrote:
As to why computers aren't equipped with surge protectors, that is
easy. They wear out. Each time a surge is clamped, a little of its
usefulness is depleted. They need to be replaced frequently.
Then make it replaceable, like an automobile
On Jun 23, 2005, at 11:39 AM, Peter Saint James wrote:
On 23 Jun2005, at 11:24 AM, david wrote:
As to why computers aren't equipped with surge protectors, that is
easy. They wear out. Each time a surge is clamped, a little of its
usefulness is depleted. They need to be replaced
Would a lightning rod have helped?
Or is it just too much power?
I had lightning strike a tree in my back yard and jump to the skin of my
house which is shingled in wood and was wet.
I only lost a fan, not my computer. Didn't damage the electric system.
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Mike Amato
At 1:11 PM -0400 6/23/05, Michael J. Amato wrote:
Would a lightning rod have helped?
Or is it just too much power?
There's a lot of controversy about the efficacy of lightning rods,
and how they work. There are two modes of operation, based on whether
it's a blunt rod or a pointed one.
No surge suppressor can protect your computer from an arbitrarily large
surge, but at least the (better) suppressors come with a warranty that
will
replace the equipment that got fried. That's worth something (plus the
protection against lesser surges, of course).
And as always, you should
At 2:48 PM -0700 6/23/05, Robert Gruber wrote:
I understand that preachers for years refused to put
them on their churches, contending that they implieda
mistrust of god; it wasn't until insurance companies
quit covering them without lightning rods that they
all put them up.
One of the local
At 09:06 AM -0400 06/23/2005, Peter Saint James wrote:
We concluded that the power adapter would protect the Powerbook from
a surge. Turns out this is not true.
I have to admit that the surge to my book was a big one. A bolt of
lightening hit near my house. It knocked out the surge
At 10:46 AM -0300 06/23/2005, Bill Briggs wrote:
Even unplugging the appliances isn't a guarantee that they would be
spared. The surge can jump the gap between the plug socket and the
end of the cord on the floor (remember, it just jumped a gap of a
mile, so this gap of a foot is nothing).
At 11:39 AM -0400 06/23/2005, Peter Saint James wrote:
On 23 Jun2005, at 11:24 AM, david wrote:
As to why computers aren't equipped with surge protectors, that is
easy. They wear out. Each time a surge is clamped, a little of its
usefulness is depleted. They need to be replaced frequently.
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