[amayausers] Re: Turning off Amaya?
- From: "Don Hanson" <terradon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 09:22:08 -0500
I remember a review of surge protectors in a computer mag a few years ago.
They showed a whole series of pictures of lightning strikes jumping across
the relatively small space of on/off switches, including those of the surge
protectors. Their conclusion was that unplugging was the only sure
prevention against damage from nearby lightning strikes.
Don
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[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Orantes
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 8:02 PM
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Turning off Amaya?
If lightening is going to strike your building, it doesn't really matter if
your machine is on or off. The JOLT of lightening will shoot through
anything that is connected with a wire or metal. Including clocks, coffee
makers, PC's, etc...
A surge of electricity would hopefully ONLY trip a "surge protector" and not
jump across it.
If you have issues in your area with more than average lightening storms and
the like, I would unplug my machine when not in use and choose not to run
the machine during storms.
I line conditioner is a good idea handle occasional fluctuations in the
electricity.
Ed
504-258-6260
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