Got Surge Protector? UPS?
You thought your street power, and the plug in the wall was safe for your computer? Guess again! With power sags, brown outs, complete losses of power from milliseconds to hours, your electronic equipment is living in a war zone!
Thunderstorms are back. Did you check your old moldy power strip? Got a flickering light on it? Its probably time to replace them! Most older power strips that were less than 40$ will only survive one or two lighting strikes before they are no longer effective. A direct strike to just outside your house, and its most likely toast. Consider replacing those old strips, or risk replacing more expensive equipment.
Remember, if you buy some new electronic gadget, and want it to last, get yourself a surge suppressor at a minimum. And ensure it has written guarantee’s on the package that offer more protection.. The more expensive the surge suppressor, with 10K in protection, and the heavier, the more likely it will survive multiple lighting strikes. Most UPS (uninterrupted power supplies) have this feature built in as well.
The best UPS’s continually are charged, and power your equipment, instead of only switching on when their is a power bump, sag, brown out etc.