Re: OT: surge protectors

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:37:34 -0800 (PST), "yirg.kenya"
<yirg.kenya@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Is there a difference?

When the central heating comes in I occasionally lose connectivity.
Since I telecommute a lot, this is annoying. Everything in the house,
with the exception of the popcorn popper--well maybe one or two others
-:), are already on surge protectors, typically cheap ones from Home
Depot/Fryes with a 'decent' joule rating.

So, I think I need better. I'm skeptical of manufacturer claims and
what they mean, so I'm hoping for some knowledgeable recs from the
gurus here. And maybe an explanation of what figures, numbers, etc.,
are really meaningful and what not. All four systems in the house are
Dell, of varying vintage, except of course the router, etc.

TIA.

I decided not to bother with UPS. Windows machines, not as much as
before, but occasionally get blue screens of death or have other
situations in which they abruptly shut down. I've never had a problem
with data loss. For me, UPS seems unnecessary. I know others will
disagree.

As far as surge protectors go, I like APC because they have one with
11 outlets, six of which can hold the big "brick" parts. I also like
a Belkin model with 12 outlets -- the 8 on the side pivot, and I found
it's a design that works well. It's prohibitively expensive though.

Some people have disagreed with w_tom, and it's cool to see him always
post when this topic comes up. I think he says the best protection is
your entire house circuitry. Something like that :-)

So, my suggestion -- get the surge protector that has the outlet
design that you like.

I do have a question though that I hope some can answer:

- If I plug one surge protector into another, can that cause
problems, or is it OK. I have so many external hard drives and Palm
cradles and iPod hookup, that I need more outlets and I have to do
that.
.

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