protection [was: Fuse in Yo-Yo?]

2005-02-15 Thread peter
On Feb 15, 2005, at 12:28 AM, Ben Dyer wrote: No, there's nothing but wires inside the cord. The device itself is a switchmode power supply (SMPS), and as such has built-in over-current and over-temperature protection. No fuses required. This touches on a question that's been wandering

Re: protection [was: Fuse in Yo-Yo?]

2005-02-15 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 2/15/05 4:14 PM, peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do protections built into modern power adapters eliminate the need for surge protectors? A couple years ago I was sitting at home online minding my own business when the transformer down the way was struck by truck sending a surge through the

Re: protection [was: Fuse in Yo-Yo?]

2005-02-15 Thread Clark Martin
At 4:14 PM -0500 2/15/05, 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

Re: protection [was: Fuse in Yo-Yo?]

2005-02-15 Thread Ben Dyer
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