Re: UPSs

In a message dated 98-03-20 19:13:07 EST, shadow@tfs.net writes:

<< some protection is better than none. my roommate and I have our
 computers in the same room off of the same outlet but my computer has an
 UPS and his does not. During a storm, lightning hit near the apartment
 building and it took out his computer but not mine. But I do have a
 friend who lost his computer to a direct strike to the power lines and
 it took out the surge strip as well. At least in my case, it was not a
 direct strike into the power lines but what happened to my roommate made
 him get an UPS to at least have some protection next time. At least he
 will not have to possibly shell out another $1,500 for another computer. >>

I cannot argue against 'some is better than none' (or, if you're adding onto
your existing internal power supply, 'more is better than some').

BUT, of all things, when lightning strikes close to me, it takes out my modem,
nothing else. (and it's happened more than once (and they say it doesn't ever
strike in the same place twice!  ;-)  ))

Stan

StanSquncr wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 98-03-20 19:13:07 EST, shadow@tfs.net writes:
> 
> << some protection is better than none. my roommate and I have our
>  computers in the same room off of the same outlet but my computer has an
>  UPS and his does not. During a storm, lightning hit near the apartment
>  building and it took out his computer but not mine. But I do have a
>  friend who lost his computer to a direct strike to the power lines and
>  it took out the surge strip as well. At least in my case, it was not a
>  direct strike into the power lines but what happened to my roommate made
>  him get an UPS to at least have some protection next time. At least he
>  will not have to possibly shell out another $1,500 for another computer. >>
> 
> I cannot argue against 'some is better than none' (or, if you're adding onto
> your existing internal power supply, 'more is better than some').
> 
> BUT, of all things, when lightning strikes close to me, it takes out my modem,
> nothing else. (and it's happened more than once (and they say it doesn't ever
> strike in the same place twice!  ;-)  ))
> 
> Stan

They do sell protectors for phone lines, too.  They are typically
marketed as notebook protectors, but I don't think your RJ-11 will mind
too much.

PHM

(APC has them I know)