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| Thread ID: 118934 | 2011-06-27 08:42:00 | Power Surge Protector | bk T (215) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1212588 | 2011-06-27 08:42:00 | Is this an essential item? If so, what make and model would you recommend? | bk T (215) | ||
| 1212589 | 2011-06-27 08:53:00 | Get one of the surge protectors from DSE | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1212590 | 2011-06-27 08:57:00 | If you live in a area where either you have brownouts or regular power outages a UPS would be better have had one for years and would not go without one |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1212591 | 2011-06-27 09:31:00 | I've seen power surges fry every component in systems, Mboards, ram, hard drives, power supplies, cpu and graphics cards etc. I wouldnt have a pc without a spike guard or some sort of protection. An UPS is good, but they are expensive $500 - $700 for one with enough grunt to supply enough power to allow you to power down a machine with a 650W or higher PSU. I recently put in a Liebert UPS PowerSure III 1500 VA Inline at home in case of power outages from the quakes, not sure what the impact will be on the power bill yet. |
Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1212592 | 2011-06-27 09:36:00 | Something like this does the job? HERE (dicksmith.co.nz) | bk T (215) | ||
| 1212593 | 2011-06-27 09:48:00 | just be aware that a lot of surge protectors are junk. some are very $$$ for the minor amount of components they have in them. also they often get taken out by a minor hit then have no protection at all. better ones will stop cut the power when they get hit. also further upstream you fit a protector the better. ie fit one at mains entry into house. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1212594 | 2011-06-27 09:49:00 | Should do the trick. At least its got this $75,000 Connected Equipment*, Lifetime Guarantee* |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1212595 | 2011-06-27 10:52:00 | you may find the warranty is not worth the paper its printed on or the electrons in use ;) | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1212596 | 2011-06-27 21:43:00 | Unless you spend around $200, you are wasting your money. Most descent PC's have the same basic surge protection built into the power supply as the cheap surge protectors. I remember a test done by either consumer mag or that program on TV3, all were completely worthless except 2 rather expensive $150-$200 surge protectors. NONE will protect from a big zap or decent lightning strike. Oh & read the fine print in those $75000 warranties. (I have ). Dont kid yourself. One other thing. They ALL need to be repaired after a surge as some of the components are good for one hit only... so even the ones that do work may be in a state of needing repair & will no longer do the job. You just wont know. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1212597 | 2011-06-27 22:20:00 | Looks like there isn't any cheap way around to protect our 'inexpensive' equipment. Getting an 'EXPENSIVE' protector to protect some 'NOT-SO-EXPENSIVE' equipment is more or less not a wise move? | bk T (215) | ||
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