MOV style surge protectors wear out the fastest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surge_protector
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Rick Glazier <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry for the delay. > Constantly hitting a Surge Protector with surges WILL "use it up". > Most are sacrificial devices. Each "hit" grinds down what it will do "next > time". > And the better ones come with lights to tell you when they "are gone"... > > If at all possible, this should be handled another way, maybe like a > different > circuit to isolate the surge farther "downstream" from the protector or > computer. > > I'm assuming they were plugged into the same wall outlet or something? > > Rick Glazier > > From: "Hunter, Gary" February 18, 2010 10:30 PM >> >> Thanks for the advice Duncan. > >> Got my new surge protectors delivered today and guess what. When the >> Laser printer kicks in the PC no longer turns off :) So I guess the >> surge protection on the old UPS is not up to scratch :-) > >
