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Should I get a surge protector or a UPS for my macbook pro?
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<blockquote data-quote="westom" data-source="post: 1600754" data-attributes="member: 138367"><p>Why get something that often does less protection than what is already inside electronics? Again, "a completely different device (unfortunately also called a surge protector) is for surges that are potentially destructive. Both UPS and strip protector are also protected by it."</p><p></p><p>A power strip can, in some cases, compromise protection already inside electronics. In rare cases, caused house fires. Why spend so much money on something that only claims near zero protection? Because so many, educated by hearsay and advertising, recommended it? Useful recommendations provide hard numbers. Your concern is of transients that (ie lightning) may be 20,000 amps. So a minimal 'whole house' solution is 50,000 amps. And costs you about $1 per protected appliance. How much for apower strip or UPS that is only near zero protection?</p><p></p><p>And yes, protection from direct lightning strikes is that routine. But unknown by so many informed by advertising or speculation.</p><p></p><p>Protection of a structure was explained in elementary school science - lightning rods. Protection of appliances uses a similar technique - 'whole house' protection. In both cases, the valid recommendation says where hundreds of thousands of joules harmlessly dissipate.. Both technologies have been proven by over 100 years of science and experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westom, post: 1600754, member: 138367"] Why get something that often does less protection than what is already inside electronics? Again, "a completely different device (unfortunately also called a surge protector) is for surges that are potentially destructive. Both UPS and strip protector are also protected by it." A power strip can, in some cases, compromise protection already inside electronics. In rare cases, caused house fires. Why spend so much money on something that only claims near zero protection? Because so many, educated by hearsay and advertising, recommended it? Useful recommendations provide hard numbers. Your concern is of transients that (ie lightning) may be 20,000 amps. So a minimal 'whole house' solution is 50,000 amps. And costs you about $1 per protected appliance. How much for apower strip or UPS that is only near zero protection? And yes, protection from direct lightning strikes is that routine. But unknown by so many informed by advertising or speculation. Protection of a structure was explained in elementary school science - lightning rods. Protection of appliances uses a similar technique - 'whole house' protection. In both cases, the valid recommendation says where hundreds of thousands of joules harmlessly dissipate.. Both technologies have been proven by over 100 years of science and experience. [/QUOTE]
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