20 Dec
2002
20 Dec
'02
1:35 p.m.
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Are you kidding, I don't think I've ever seen
one without a UL sticker.
I've just seen the third surge protector
blow
up and this time, it almost started a real fire.
I wonder if any of the fire prevention groups
are
looking into these time bombs?
Are you buying units that are UL approved?
When I blow up power strips so far all I get are sparks and a very small
puff of smoke.
This is what the metal ones do ( at least the two I've seen go ).
It was a plastic one that caused the troubles. When I've looked
in the metal ones, I've never seen a separate fuse. I don't
know what the plastic one had, it is a melted mess.
Dwight
20 Dec
20 Dec
1:52 p.m.
I've never had a problem with surge bars. I mostly try to use high-quality
ones, like Isobars; there're expensive, but worth it. I once plugged a cheap
stereo into one that also had a Sun Ultra2 w/ some external disks and a
monitor plugged in; the stereo shorted one outlet, which let out magic smoke
and a bunch of sparks, and the Sun kept running along with no hiccups at
all... I continued to use the bar, too, just avoiding the 2 outlets that were
effected by the short (they looked kind of black and yucky afterwards).
Heftly isolation filters between every pair of outlets and a heavy metal case
work wonders :)
Dwight K. Elvey said:
- Dan Wright
(dtwright(a)uiuc.edu)
(http://www.uiuc.edu/~dtwright)
-] ------------------------------ [-] -------------------------------- [-
``Weave a circle round him thrice, / And close your eyes with holy dread,
For he on honeydew hath fed, / and drunk the milk of Paradise.''
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Kubla Khan
To:
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Are you kidding, I don't think I've ever seen
one without a UL sticker.
I've just seen the third surge protector
blow
up and this time, it almost started a real fire.
I wonder if any of the fire prevention groups
are
looking into these time bombs?
Are you buying units that are UL approved?
When I blow up power strips so far all I get are sparks and a very small
puff of smoke.
This is what the metal ones do ( at least the two I've seen go ).
It was a plastic one that caused the troubles. When I've looked
in the metal ones, I've never seen a separate fuse. I don't
know what the plastic one had, it is a melted mess.
Dwight
2:08 p.m.
You should *never* buy a plastic multi-outlet strip that has surge
protection built-in.
There have been many documented cases of these starting fires when the
surge-suppression MOVs burst into flames and then set the plastic casing of
the strip on fire.
I can't remember the TV program, but it was shown on TV where a strip was
given the equivalent of a typical surge from a nearby lightning strike, and
then the strip caught fire (quickly).
Whatever you believe about this issue, you should play it safe and only use
surge-protected outlet strips that have a metal casing. My house, contents,
and my families lives (including our pets) are certainly worth the extra
$10 or $20.
Plastic outlet strips are part of a terrorist plot to destroy our
lives..... : )
- Matt
At 01:54 PM 12/20/2002 -0600, you wrote:
I've never had a problem with surge bars. I mostly
try to use high-quality
ones, like Isobars; there're expensive, but worth it. I once plugged a cheap
stereo into one that also had a Sun Ultra2 w/ some external disks and a
monitor plugged in; the stereo shorted one outlet, which let out magic smoke
and a bunch of sparks, and the Sun kept running along with no hiccups at
all... I continued to use the bar, too, just avoiding the 2 outlets that were
effected by the short (they looked kind of black and yucky afterwards).
Heftly isolation filters between every pair of outlets and a heavy metal case
work wonders :)
Dwight K. Elvey said:
- Dan Wright
(dtwright(a)uiuc.edu)
(http://www.uiuc.edu/~dtwright)
-] ------------------------------ [-] -------------------------------- [-
``Weave a circle round him thrice, / And close your eyes with holy dread,
For he on honeydew hath fed, / and drunk the milk of Paradise.''
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Kubla Khan
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To:
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Are you kidding, I don't think I've ever seen
one without a UL sticker.
I've just seen the third surge protector
blow
up and this time, it almost started a real fire.
I wonder if any of the fire prevention groups
are
looking into these time bombs?
Are you buying units that are UL approved?
When I blow up power strips so far all I get are sparks and a very small
puff of smoke.
This is what the metal ones do ( at least the two I've seen go ).
It was a plastic one that caused the troubles. When I've looked
in the metal ones, I've never seen a separate fuse. I don't
know what the plastic one had, it is a melted mess.
Dwight
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