On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 4:15 AM, Adrian Belu <[email protected]>wrote:
> <snip> > Also, is it true that when you don't have ground connector, and you are > on a power grid with some sort of protection (old systems, in remote > places), your laptop can be a victim of a power surge (like if lightning > strikes the electric lines to your house)? For instance, the Mac power > adapter have a ground connector on the cable, but not on the small > compact alternative plug ! :-) (which you are more likely to carry > around when traveling). > a 3-prong (grounded) plug won't prevent surge damage. heck a typical $20 power strip with a circuit breaker in it won't protect your equipment from lightening strike surge damage. _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
