[Darkage]

Here in holland you can put a max of 3500 WATTS on a 16 AMP fuse per wall plug. That counts for each plug that is on the same group.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Whitelight
Your computer isn`t the only thing at risk, also your modem can suffer from spikes... My phone modem was fried by a lightening strike.. Also a cable modem can suffer the same fate... I`ve got a surge protector that protects against all the above, expensive, but it works to my advantage..

Oh, yeah, very important: your computer CAN get frioed because of power surges THROUGHT the modem cable. Saw a few comuters dead because the guy unplugged the PC during a storm, but didn't unplug the modem...

[kode]

Originally posted by Darkage
Here in holland you can put a max of 2200 WATTS on a 16 AMP fuse per wall plug. That counts for each plug that is on the same group.

what voltage do you have?

[Darkage]

Originally posted by kode


what voltage do you have?

230 Volts.

But it's 3500Watts on 16AMPS and on 10AMPS its 2300watts

[Petrarch of the VBB]

You know those long bar adaptor things, with the multiple sockets? I have a six socket one of those with surge protection. Never had any trouble with power, except when my dad turned it off at that fuse box without telling me.

[kode]

Originally posted by Darkage



230 Volts.

But it's 3500Watts on 16AMPS and on 10AMPS its 2300watts

that sounds more believable...

[Carl]

watts and amps and volts, oh my!

[Vertigo1]

Originally posted by Carl
pfft. just unplug everything. better than spending 70 bucks.

But that won't save you from requent brownouts like I had with half the fuse panel went dead. (corrosion of the main powerline is wonderful isn't it?)

[Turnsky]

well, the only protection against lightning strikes is either common sense or insurance...