On 2015-10-11 21:54, Michael Havens wrote: > you have 12 year old computers? > No those computers are long gone. The event was 13 or 14 years ago. My oldest box, which is not used, is a 2005 Dell with a celeron cpu 1.25G RAM (upgraded from 256M)and a 40G IDE HD. Old iron.... I like to replace at 5 or 6 years. > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 12:32 AM, Keith Smith > wrote: > >> I've been using isobar since about 1993. I believe that is why I >> have not had any equipment failure. 13 or 14 years ago the >> transformer attached to where I was living exploded. I was sure it >> cooked my computer. Nothing happened to my computer. >> >> > http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=isobar&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=84109345576&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6200554956233029823&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_2hv0pgf2to_b_p2 >> [1] >> >> Of course it is not going to keep your computer running when the >> power goes out. >> >> On 2015-10-11 16:11, Steve Litt wrote: >> On Sun, 11 Oct 2015 13:39:53 -0400 >> Michael Havens wrote: >> >> I finally broke down and bought a UPS:( I got a 650 VA for $57. The >> 550 VA was $55 so I figured it was worth the 2 extra dollars. Now I >> don't have to worry about frying my computer during one of the many >> lightening storms here in gainesville! >> >> That's a great price! >> >> The benefit of a UPS isn't preventing frying in a lightning storm. >> A >> simple surge protector does a better job of that. A UPS prevents >> your >> computer frying during a brownout or severel rapid transitions >> between >> power and no power. It also gives you a reasonable timeframe to >> perform >> an orderly shutdown, and in cases of > 1minute power outages, which >> describes over half of our power outages here in Seminole County >> Florida, you just keep computing. >> >> Another great thing about a UPS is when your printer starts up and >> all >> the lights dim and your ceiling fan slows down, (Brother MFC8810dw >> prints suck *a lot* of current), you hear your UPS click, but >> otherwise >> there's no sign of the undervolt. I hate to thing what would happen >> to >> my box if I didn't have a UPS. >> >> I wouldn't be caught dead without a UPS on my daily driver or my >> whole-house pfSense router/firewall. >> >> SteveT >> >> Steve Litt >> October 2015 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times >> http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive [2] >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [3] > > -- > Keith Smith > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [3] > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > Links: > ------ > [1] > http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=isobar&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=84109345576&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6200554956233029823&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_2hv0pgf2to_b_p2 > [2] http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive > [3] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- Keith Smith --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss