Lo,
At 17:39 05/08/2012, you wrote:
Just be aware that any SP based on MOV technology will wear out in time
(i.e. stop protecting) depending upon the quality of your power,
frequency of minor surges and, of course, the quality of the surge
protector itself. Some surge protectors have an auto-cutoff such that
once the MOVs fail to protect, the strip will no longer provide power.
That's great and definitely worth a few more bucks. A bit of googling
around will uncover far more than you ever wanted to know about the
various types of surge protectors.
My advice would be to routinely replace any MOV-based surge protector
every 3 years or so (more often if you live in an area with a lot of
electrical storms and resulting power glitches)
In the UK there are surge protectors that have a light on when its
still protecting
the sockets. My Masterplug surge protector from Sainsburys has one.
That would be a better idea since no one knows how long they will last.
-or- invest in a series
mode surge protector like ZeroSurge, Brick Wall or SurgeX.
I had a look on amazon for those brands and it came up with nothing
sadly.
Martin N
Running MorphOS v3.1 (July 2012) on a PowerPC Powerbook, Moderator of
MiniDisc,amithlonopen,bwfc Yahoogroups
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