In article , tommyknocker says...

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 can take extra current to start up....that can feed into anything else
plugged into the same circuit.

I used to work as a computer network consultant. A client kept blowing out one
of their hubs. I traced it to a electric pencil sharpener plugged into the same
wall plug as the hub. Everytime someone sharpened their pencil, a surge of
current was also placed on the hubs circuit. They had blown out 3 hubs in a
month. We just moved the sharpener to another location and the prob stopped.

elfa

The reason I prefer a true Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) instead of a
surge protector is that I've seen my UPS switch over to metered battery
power up to two seconds before I see a flash of lightning (or hear close
thunder). I would think that this "switching over," effectively cutting
out the overloaded circuit, is a much better method of protection than
trying to dampen a big lightning (or other) surge as the surge protectors
do.

-- Stinger

"elfa" wrote in message
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In article , tommyknocker says...

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 can take extra current to start up....that can feed into anything
else
plugged into the same circuit.

I used to work as a computer network consultant. A client kept blowing
out one
of their hubs. I traced it to a electric pencil sharpener plugged into
the same
wall plug as the hub. Everytime someone sharpened their pencil, a surge
of
current was also placed on the hubs circuit. They had blown out 3 hubs in
a
month. We just moved the sharpener to another location and the prob
stopped.

elfa

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 19:19:37 -0600, Stinger wrote
(in message ):

The reason I prefer a true Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) instead of a
surge protector is that I've seen my UPS switch over to metered battery
power up to two seconds before I see a flash of lightning (or hear close
thunder).

By strict definitions, that's not an UPS but a SPS (Standby Power Supply)
because it - as you say - "switches over".

In an UPS, (Uninterruptable Power Supply) all power is through the battery
all the time; there's no lag because there can't be one grin.

I've got an old APC 600-watter that's a "legit" UPS but it's the old style
that has to be sent back for a new battery sigh. So we're using a couple of
SPS's until my ship (or a stern-wheeler - whatever) comes in.

I would think that this "switching over," effectively cutting
out the overloaded circuit, is a much better method of protection than
trying to dampen a big lightning (or other) surge as the surge protectors
do.



Gray Shockley
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