On Dec 28, 6:19 am, Bill Christensen <[email protected]> wrote: > At 10:16 PM -0800 12/27/08, w_tom wrote: > > >On Dec 27, 10:55 pm, Bill Christensen <[email protected]> > >wrote: > >> Finally I decided that the prime difference was the power. They were > >> unprotected. We've got a big UPS (sine wave output, not square > >> wave). We're all way out at the end of the power system, and the > >> power is definitely prone to spikes and surges. Our UPS beeps and > >> boops frequently telling us of slumps and surges. > >> We put them on a UPS and the problems went away. Same machine, same > >> use patterns. > > > Let's add some facts. > > Sorry, but some of your "facts" are also assumptions. Not least of > which is your implied suggestion (via the URL you posted) that a > computer reacts in a similar way to power supply disruption as a > sewing machine motor.
SNIP > > > But to fix a $60 defective computer power supply > >with a $500 UPS - that is not worthwhile. > > True. But fixing a $60 defective computer power supply (or whatever > the actual cause was) AND giving them battery backup that they really > needed anyway for at total of $75 is worthwhile. > > > Anne Keller-Smith recommends using a UPS to protect hardware. > > Read it again. She put plenty of qualifications in there. "YMMV". > "I heard that..." Fair warning! As in many years past on this list, poster "w-tom" can keep this topic going for days, weeks even, if others keep egging him on. Al Poulin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
