On May 26, 2009, at 8:53 PM, diane wrote:

>
> At 3:01 PM -0700 5/26/09, Bruce Johnson wrote:
>> Heck, if you need more outlets, just plug a power strip into the UPS.
>> So long as you don't exceed the rating of the unit, the number of
>> items plugged in is irrelevant. APC cautions against this because of
>> the temptation toplug every damn thing in, but with modern Mac
>> systems, after the CPU, everythign else is relatively  
>> inconsequential.
>
> Come on! I never would have considered that. The old don't plug a
> strip into a strip rule. That may work then, the extras are things
> like the brick for the iPod, phone charger, little things like that.


I thought I read somewhere that this could cancel some protective  
measure of a power strip ... or introduce some kind of electrical  
noise into a line ... maybe that was only for audio equipment? ...

I do it though ... just gave myself the restriction of don't power on  
everything at once ...

Bill Connelly
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