[ale] uptime, cool--New topic, keeping power on

[Dan Lambert]

Hey guys,

I work in the electrical industry, and for a major UPS manufacturer. We 
also make surge suppression equipment, and other appliances for power 
distribution and control.

I have to warn you that a surge strip, isn't a surge strip, isn't a 
surge strip. The things that you have to look at are:

#1) the number of Joules of suppression provided. MORE IS BETTER!!

#2) the reputation and reliability of the company providing the protection.

Don't go out and buy a surge strip that's on clearance just because it's 
on clearance. Many of the available surge suppression devices don't meet 
any kind of standard for their suppression ability, and use the cheapest 
components that they can include that will "suppress" a surge. That 
doesn't mean that they'll do anything to really protect your equipment, 
only that they will separate you from your money.

Buy one of the name brand, highly rated, nationally certified surge 
suppression strips with at least 1500 Joules of surge suppression. 
Remember, MORE IS BETTER!!

Our Surge Suppression strips come with an equipment protection policy, 
and if you meet the protection requirements of the plan, we will 
reimburse the cost of replacement equipment up to the stated maximum 
dollar amount in the case of a surge damage event. I have had to do this 
before in my own home, when lightning struck a tree right outside my 
office window.

If the equipment you want to protect isn't valuable, use whatever you 
want. If it is important, spend the money to buy proper protection. Of 
course, if it isn't valuable equipment, why waste the money to begin with?

Dan

Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Tue September 5 2006 8:42 am, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>I picked up a couple of ethernet surge protectors at Radio Shack a
>>while back.  They were discontinuing them, thus they were on sale.
>> About $10 if I recall.
> 
> 
> so, if I had my wayback machine, I could go get some??
> Sherman, set the wayback for Radio Shack!!
>