At 11:44 PM -0400 6/12/09, insightinmind wrote: > >I've come to mistrust surge protectors, and really don't want to go >into UPSs ... but are they immune to lightening?
UPSs are better than surge protectors, usually, but they are NOT immune. We had a transformer blow about a half a mile away last December and it took out my APC SmartUPS 3000. And the power supply on one computer behind it (out of 8, plus various periferals). Everything else was unharmed. Fortunately, APC came through on the lifetime warranty and quickly replaced it with a newer unit (probably a refurb) and eventually a check to replace the fried PS. >I also disconnect my DSL modem and ethernet cables: I've had good luck for many years using inline ethernet surge surpressors. I use TrippLite DNet-1, at about $18 per last time I checked. There are better/more expensive ones out there, to be sure, but I'd go broke putting them on all the hubs and switches and computers that need them in my neighborhood-wide wired network. We used to have to replace a hub or two everytime a big storm rolled through. We haven't had to in years, since we put the surge surpressors in. We've lost a port here and there, and a couple of the surpressors have croaked, but overall it's a whole lot better than slogging around right after every storm patching up the network while watching the *next* storm brew. >Any suggestions about how to accomplish this better? I'll go with what the others said. Get a UPS. You'll rest a little easier if a storm comes up while you're at the grocery store or wherever. Or, plug everything into a power strip (they make 'em with built-in phone surge surpression too) and unplug it. -- Bill Christensen <http://greenbuilder.com/contact/> Green Building Professionals Directory: <http://directory.greenbuilder.com> Sustainable Building Calendar: <http://www.greenbuilder.com/calendar/> Green Real Estate: <http://www.greenbuilder.com/realestate/> Straw Bale Registry: <http://sbregistry.greenbuilder.com/> Books/videos/software: <http://bookstore.greenbuilder.com/> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
