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From: cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Surge Protectors
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Date: Wed, 2-Apr-86 11:35:16 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  2 11:35:16 1986
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> Could anyone out there in net-world suggest a good and inexpensive
> surge protector/noise filter for use with a PC/XT system. I bought
> something from "Powerguard" but it blew up with a bang - fortunately
> I had not switched on my computer and the company was saved from my
> lawsuit!
> I am looking for something in the under $150 range. Information on
> UPS - Uninterrupted Power Supplies - would also be appreciated.
> Thanks.
> Irfan Ahmad
> eco10125
> Bostonu
> - - - - -

Then again, it might have self destructed because it was blocking a surge.
I don't suppose anything else in your domicile was affected? You can't
buy a UPS for an XT with a hard disk for less than 150. A real one (several
minutes of backup power and actual sine wave output) will be more than 
$500. 

--Chuck

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