Re: UPSs

Stan,

Clearly you only considered a few of the semi-cons.  Others just stop
working, while still others pass anything above the manufacturer design
max.  Your lack of desire to learn indicates a possible reason why you 
don't seem to understand ...

At my age, I forget some ...  What is that old adage about leading a 
horse to water, but you can't make him read?  or something like that!

Bob De Witt,
rdew@el.nec.com
The views expressed herein are my own,
and are not attributable to any other
source, be it employer, friend or foe.


> From StanSquncr@aol.com Fri Mar 20 14:43:46 1998
> From: StanSquncr <StanSquncr@aol.com>
> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 16:50:55 EST
> To: rdew@el.nec.com, spectre@anthrax.net, cypherpunks@toad.com
> Mime-Version: 1.0
> Subject: Re: UPSs
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> In a message dated 98-03-20 16:04:24 EST, rdew@el.nec.com writes:
> 
> << If your surge protector is a semi-conductor, it probably will be 
>  self-limiting.  That is, it will reach a maximum block, and pass
>  whatever is above that.  >>
> 
> Yes, but what you fail to point out, is the reason it will pass everything, it
> will have been blown (shorted, most likely).
> 
> So, because you failed to point this out, I figure the rest of your response
> isn't worth responding to.
> 
> Stan
>

Bob De Witt wrote:
> Clearly you only considered a few of the semi-cons.  Others just stop
> working, while still others pass anything above the manufacturer design
> max.  Your lack of desire to learn indicates a possible reason why you
> don't seem to understand ...

THEFIRSTCOMPUTERSYSTEMTHATMYUNCLEINSTALLED,LIGHTNINGHITANDITSMOKEDTHE
UPSANDTHECOMPUTERWASOKAFTERWARDS.
THENEXTUPSTHATHESMOKEDWASWHENHEWASREDOINGTHEPLUGINSTUFFANDHEPLUGEDTHE
UPSINTOITSELF,ANDHESAIDITWASLIKINGSTICKINGYOURDICKINYOUROWNASSHOLE,
ANDITSPITOUTPUFFSOFWHITESMOKEANDDIEDOFDIGITAL,SELF-INFLICTEDAIDS.
MARTIN,THEMADSCIENTISTFIXEDITFORHIMWITHFIFTYCENTSWORTHOFPARTSFROM
RADIOSHACK,SINCETHEREARESTILLAFEWPEOPLEWHOCANFIXTHINGSWITHOUT
FORMATTINGTHEHARDDRIVEANDREINSTALLINGWINDOWS,LIKETHECROOKSWHO
HAVEACOMPUTERCOMPANYANDSTILLDON'TKNOWANYTHINGTODOWITHCOMPUTERS
DO.

HUMANGUS-PETER?(WHOCAN'TPUTSPACESINWHATHEWRITESCAUSEHISUNCLE
ISASORRYDRUNKWHOSPILLSSCOTCHANDCOKEONTHEPARTOFTHECOMPUTERWHICH
MAKESWORDSAPPEARWHENYOUSTRIKETHEKEYS,HOWEVER,ICAN'TTELLYOUWHAT
PARTTHATIS,SINCETHEKEYUSEDTOSPELLITDOESN'TWORKANYMORE.
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ISSOWEIRD,IT'SONACCOUNTOFHIMDRINKINGSCOTCH,NOTME...