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From: tvsnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Todd Vogelei)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: How do Macs respond to drops in voltage ?
Message-ID: <2295@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Date: 17 Mar 89 11:19:20 GMT
References: <4240@wiley.UUCP> <3960@ece-csc.UUCP> <1154@oswego.Oswego.EDU>
Reply-To: tvsnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Todd Vogelei)
Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro NM
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In article <1154@oswego.Oswego.EDU> ostroff@oswego.oswego.edu.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff) writes:
)In article <3960@ece-csc.UUCP) jnh@ece-csc.UUCP (Joseph Nathan Hall) writes:
))In article <4240@wiley.UUCP) doug@.UUCP () writes:
)))I have a problem in my apartment with my lights dimming (meaning a
)))voltage drop) when ever I use a high-wattage appliance. How will a Mac
)))respond to this? 
)))

Stuff Removed

)the air conditioner, furnace or water pump cut in.  I ran a separate circuit
)to the breaker panel *just* for the computer.  This cured the in-house
)voltage drop problem, and now I have a circuit which I'm sure is properly
)grounded too, which can be a problem in an old house like mine.  If this
)is possible, I'd strongly urge you to do the same for protection from spikes
)and voltage drops.
)

Yep, my macII went poof the other day (just like a burned out litebulb in
mid-post)  I took it to my local computerland store--They replaced the
power supply and main logic board (next day service, no hassle, very cool).
My mac had 4 days left on the warranty.  Cost if I had to pay for it?
Around $450.00.  Personally I suspect the local coop of feeding it too much
electricity.  I got a big surge protector now.

Todd Vogelei