Power Surge Protection

[Sergey Kuznetsov]

I bought mine APC surge protector for $25 in Costco. It have insurance 
for $200 000 for damaged equipment.
It probably still in stock in Costco stores.


PS: BTW, today I've found one new outlet of Canada Computers at 5799 
Yonge  St. ( three blocks north of Finch )  It bigger than on Spadina,
and almost with no customers.

All the Best!
Sergey.

James Knott wrote:

> Devin Whalen wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>> My motherboard just recently blew out (or whatever you want to call
>> it).  My computer just stopped working and when I looked at the
>> motherboard there was this thick grey dust all over it (well centred
>> around the cpu).  Needless to say, I had to buy a new motherboard and in
>> turn a new cpu,memory,power supply and hey why not a new case...so 400
>> and some dollars later and I have a working machine again.  I was told
>> that it was probably a power surge.  Currently, I have a power bar, but
>> I am told that this is not enough.  What should I get to ensure this
>> doesn't happen again?  What does everyone here use?  Thanks.
>
>
> You can get proper surge protectors, not those cheap power bars, with 
> MOVs in them.  However, don't be too hasty in your conclusions.  You 
> mentioned dust, which can cause the CPU to overheat, or it could have 
> been something unrelated to the environment.  Some components fail on 
> their own.  I recall a problem with capacitors blowing, a few years ago.
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