tommyknocker wrote:
Gray Shockley wrote:
On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:35:20 -0600, tommyknocker wrote
(in message ):
Stinger wrote:
Our local Sam's Club has APC 1100's for $89.00. They're capable of
protecting a LOT of equipment, but overkill for just one radio.
I'm not a member. This particular surge protector is hooked to all my
computer equipment plus a clock, a shredder and a phone.
A shredder?
I can't cite anyone else but I sure wouldn't hook something with a motor up
to the same serge suppresser to which I have computer and phone equipment.
Why?
Motors are inductive loads, and can create power spikes when they're turned on or off.
Ever see lights dim for a second when a Vacuum cleaner was turned on? That's why.
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