again, guys, a lot of this is explained at www.brickwall.com
-mark
At 01:14 AM 12/12/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >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.
>
>I'll take his word for it but I would like to hear more about exactly what
>sort of horrible interactions occur. I was hoping he'd say more but I guess
>he's busy designing stuff.
>
>
>While we're at it perhaps someone can explain how to make my commode stop
>shaking the whole house like a jackhammer every time I flush it. It starts
>when the tank is almost full and carries on for several minutes.
>("oscillatin' like a sieve" as they used to say at ComSonics).
>
>
> >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.
>
>I guess it's another case of "you get what you pay for" and "it's better
>than nothing". I always buy the cheapest power strips at Walmart, the ones
>that have "this is not a surge protector" in big letters on the package
>(and a cord about two feet long).
>
>I used to repair cable TV amplifiers back in the mid eighties when none of
>the manufacturers had ever heard of "surge protection" other than sticking
>a few ionized cannisters here and there. The company I worked for made
>their own transient snubbers out of a triac and a couple of other
>components (they ripped off the idea from another company). The normal
>warranty for repairs was 90 days but for an extra fee the customer could
>get a one year warranty--which was nothing more than a different-colored
>sticker and one of those gadgets installed. Funny how "one year" repairs
>almost never came back in less than a year...
>
>
> >---- 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.
>
>As I'm sure Paul will say, "What? There aren't THREE of them in there??"
>
>I remember Steve Ciarcia going over the whole subject in his Circuit Cellar
>column years ago--after he got hit by lightning. He stuck MOV's all over
>the place, but I'm sure there's better stuff by now.
>--
>
>Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
>"The Mac Doctor"
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