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Be Careful!
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Posted by: TheNoobster
MY friend's computer crashed forever because a he had a elctricity thing all the lights flashed in his house and he didnt have the "safe socket" connected to his computer.
His computer went down and dosent work anymore.
So did the Monitor!
Posted by: taco_fox
not having at least a surge protector is just asking for trouble
Posted by: armystud0911
that was perceptive of you taco, to figure out that a "electricity thing when all the lights flashed in his house" was indeed a powersurge. I actually use a UPS now as it is the only way to completely protect your PC. Also, you will want to check out how many amps or joules your surge protector can handle, once it goes over the specified amount, your warrenty is void.
Posted by: TheNoobster
Oh Yeah, Thyre Called The Surges.
P.S. I Dont Have One I Got A Laptop.
Posted by: SKYHN
It would take more than god himself to bring my system down with a power surge. Lightning could litterally hit the power lines going into my house and the 1770 joules would go "That tickles". I have an APC UPS too, but I dont use it(dont have room for it really).
Posted by: redwench
yes, house surge protectors are recommended. but a surge protector or ups is still needed on the computer, since there are interior surges in your wiring due to various things cycling on and off.
Posted by: singinginmycar
Skyhn.. I am reminded of the Titanic 
We have an apc ups on every pc in our house (besides the laptop) and when we have a power problem we don't worry. It pays to protect yourself!
Posted by: Ocean
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Originally Posted by redwench
yes, house surge protectors are recommended. but a surge protector or ups is still needed on the computer, since there are interior surges in your wiring due to various things cycling on and off.
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do all surge protectors clean the flow? how can you determine if your's does?
Posted by: redwench
nope. only ups will do power conditioning. surges just surpress spikes.
Posted by: Ocean
spiffy thanks
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