posted 01-13- 01:32 AM
I got burned by my own lecture. Replace your surge supressor on a yearly basis. (Or if your line takes a hit from lightning)My UPS died so I put the equipment that was on it into an old surge supressor. We had a short power interruption that created a spike. It took out my force feedback joystick and scrambled my "natural keyboard".
Cost of new surge suppressor rated for lightning protection (1500 joules)
$20
Cost of blown components
Joystick- $90
Keyboard- $30
One company I worked for replaced their supressors every year. They had a temporary trailer setup during construction with 21 PC's and 4 printers in it. The trailer had metal siding and took a lightning strike because it had been improperly grounded. The result was 21 surge supressors destroyed (some of them had the supression circuits melted!). Number of PC's and printers taken out- zero
They used supressors that averaged $20 a piece. The techs told me the $50 to $70 ones don't work any better. the only thing that works better is a UPS.
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