JJZolx;566358 Wrote: > These are problems due to the spikes involved in the typical power > event, not the fact that the system has shut down unexpectedly. >
Yes, and despite the claim of westom, these are very real and even if there is no activity at the time, WILL damage hardware. Case in point from today: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/08/power-problems-damage-appliances-electronics-in-glendale.html A severe enough outage that it damaged electrical meters. If you're planning for an "uncontrolled power event" a UPS will do a fine job of protecting your hardware in almost all nasty conditions (if it blows up the meter on the house, well, then, it may kill your UPS too.. but then you have a $50 fuse that would likely save your computer). -- snarlydwarf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80889 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
