In a message dated 8/20/02 10:00:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I had a bad experience a year and a half ago during California's > blackouts. Our grid was surged around 20 times in a short period as a > result of > the blackouts. I had an APS surge protector and backup on each Mac (each of > them were the $400 variety...not Walgreens junk), and my G4 desktop and > Pismo > got fried. Dead. Completely. Boards and PS's. So I offer my experience > as a > tech and as a normal user. ----------------------------------------- Although I've experienced some heavy lightning storms, I've never had to deal with surges of that man-made magnitude. So I defer to you. Bob -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
