}Subject: Re: dumb, dumber, dumbest }Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 11:23:07 -0500 }From: chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> }Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> } }>My track record is poor... }>My 350 Mhz iMac died after 18 months, my eMac kept failing and died after }>six months, }> this iBook has lasted less than six months. }>PC's before that would last about three months, and they'd die.; }>My new IBM laptop lasted about four months before it died, its }>replacement last two months. }>Maybe electronic devices aren't my forte? } }Have these all died at the same location?
To reply to your question, no. Have used an APC 400 backup for , what ten years? The APC unit has just recived a new back up battery, APC is great! And, I have had for years had a meter on both the source voltage and the line voltage out to the computer. The phone line for the modem goes through the device as well. Spikes inbound to my residence are common. I have my sound system on another APC 400 for simialr reasons. Live at west end of Lake Ontario, in the province of Ontario some 30 miles west of Toronto. And yes the voltage in the area can fluctuate; a friend from the local public utility loaned my tracing device a year ago, the voltage spikes in mid-winter were interesting, to say the least, particularly when the temperature dipped below 30 degrees Celsius, as it has done this past week! So had also though of the voltage problem. With the iBook, I run the battery until it goes flat, then plug it \ in to recharge. Up and down; constantly, keeps the battery happy. Any other suggestions? Bryce Lee Burlington, Ontario Canada eh? -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
