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Isn't having two surge protectors plugged into
the same outlet (or the same circuit for that matter...

--LH--
1 - I am no engineer. 2 - Paul's comments about series power strips was the
first I had really hear anyone say this was a bad idea. He will have to
"splain it to Lucy" and the rest of us. Personally, I don't care for a
varistor type protection period. I don't think they offer enough protection
to be worth the trouble anyhow. I think some others on the list have
offered some suggestions for professional conditioning equipment. That is
all proabably worthwhile. I think getting any protection out of the cheap
"surge protector" power strips is just wishful thinking. I thing varistors
are a fire hazard myself. Failure mode is meltdown. I do know that. I
have sent more than one on fire at work. BTW, setting things on fire is
part of my job.

---- Original Message -----
Also, clipping the blue, cap-like thing out of my strip is ok,
right? Arrgh! Again, I hate to spam, but I don't think I'm the only
one here to wonder about this. Anyone else come to the same
conclusion here?

--LH--
That would be my initial suggestion. But, I have to disclaim my advice as a
non-professional.

---- Original Message -----
And more on-topic, exactly what is "star ground?"

"Star" refers to a wiring arrangement and it can describe more than grounds.
To "star" wire anything is to bring all wired to a common point (or as close
as practical). This is opposed to a "buss" or "daisy chain" type
arrangement when the furst section of wire out of the power supply has all
the current of each downstream device (and the associated noise). Ever
wonder why Paul recommends # 14 wire to get from the power supply to his
distribution boards? Certainly it is not the ampacity requirement. The
larger the wire, and shorter the distance, between the PS and the
distribution board (less ohms, or fractions of ohms in this case) the closer
the arrangement looks like a true star with modules not "sharing" a common
path to ground.

---- Original Message -----
I don't quite get why you'd need to run two ground lines to each module.

--LH--
Short answer, lower noise. Better answer will need to come from Paul.

Larry H