Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!att!linac!midway!iitmax!technews From: technews@iitmax.iit.edu (Tech News Account) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: power surges Message-ID: <1991Apr7.045943.24325@iitmax.iit.edu> Date: 7 Apr 91 04:59:43 GMT References: <11574@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> Reply-To: technews@iitmax.iit.edu (Tech News Account) Distribution: usa Organization: Technology News, IIT, Chicago, IL Lines: 11 I am under the impression that if a LARGE capacitor is placed inline with the DC current, it should keep the C64 from resetting due to low line power. What happens when a large appliance turns on is a DECREASE in current due to the high drain, then a small spike aftwards --__/------ -- Technology News- IIT`s weekly student newspaper. Subscriptions available. kadokev@iitvax.bitnet technews@iitmax.edu My employer disagrees.