> I have everything on "power strips". When I am done for the day, I just turn > off the power strips and then turn them on the next morning. It has worked > perfectly that way for several years. It also insures that the equipment is > off when I am not around, thus isolating it from power line surges and > "drop-outs". (And also insures that nobody is using my wireless connection > for Internet access.)
I wouldn't assume that a turned off power strip will protect against lightning or surges. Unplugging is the only 100% sure way to protect against both. Even strips with surge protection only offer limited protection and most don't tell you when the MOVs in the strip no longer are effective either. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
