Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!mcnc!uvaarpa!murdoch!news From: ds4a@dalton.acc.Virginia.EDU (Dale Southard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Wanted: Surge Protector Info Message-ID: <1991Jan24.041022.7950@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Date: 24 Jan 91 04:10:22 GMT References: Sender: news@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: University of Virginia Lines: 42 Ireallyam: ds4a Brian Moore asks: I read that surge protection is not necessary with Macs since they have protection built into their power supplies (the newer ones, anyway).. Any comments? Comments: Yes, I am fairly sure that they do have surge supression, most computers do, but... They may not have EMI/RFI filtering. They definitely do not have modem supression. If I get a major hit, and burn out a supressor, I would rather fry an $18 surge supressor than a $200 power supply, assuming that only the first thing the surge hits will fry. And (shades of my apple ][ days). All switches wear out -- It is easier to replace the switch on a surge supressor than the one on the mac power supply. It is easier to have everything on one switch. I need the extra outlets anyway. Even if it doesn't do ANYTHING, it only cost about $20 -- I think my SE/30 deserves at least that much TLC :-) . Oh. If anyone cares, I use QVS surge supressors -- They can be had mail order for under $20 from MEI/Micro Center, are well built, work (aka, I was struck by lightining that fried a power supply not hooked up to the supressor, but the running mac lived), nad have metal cases. I like the lattter because the act of reaching over to turn the computer on grounds you and dissipates any static charge you may have built up. There's my two cents worth. --> --> Dale UVa (ds4a@virginia.edu)