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<0> it killed EVERYTHING in his house
<1> DAMN
<2> haha
<3> I have had one, smoked the living **** out of my LAN card
<0> and that was because the electric company ****ed up
<1> lol that ****S
<4> Grangee, power ur computer by a small honda diesel generator with a UPS
<2> well now you know two people
<0> yeah... blew out EVERYTHING
<3> everything else was ok
<0> the tvs
<0> the toaster oven
<0> the microwave
<0> everything
<5> Thanks chuknoris, that's a good idea.
<3> that is the only thing that was hurt, and that board still runs :)
<1> $50,000 is good coverage for me.
<0> and that was because the power company ****ed up
<3> Tyan Tomcat III
<0> they had him on a very ****ty transformer
<0> i told him he should sue them
<3> the clock chip on the LAN card was ROASTED
<0> i would
<5> Oh, some LAN cards have fuses.
<0> but i do this for a living, repairing malfuntioning computers
<5> Onboard doesn't have a fuse as far as I know.
<2> mre: dont tell them to buy surge protectors then
<2> :)
<4> another idea, get multiple UPS boxes with long battery times, then recharge them, disconnect from the wall, and connect it to the comp lol
<3> this one did have one on it, didnt matter, so much power went thru it that it was melted
<0> well... a surge protector usually doesn't have a circuit in it that will trip and go to battery power if your electric surges
<5> Yeah, chuknoris, I was thinking that
<1> night fellas
<0> although in the name it says it does
<0> hehe
<0> it just conditions the line
<5> But I didn't bother saying it because I thought the generator sounded like a better idea and probably cheaper.
<0> it can still **** up your system
<0> i've seen it before
<0> only true protection is through a 1/2 way decent ups
<2> not even so, like i just said before, we had a good ups system
<2> our router and power supply blew out when our transformer got hit at work
<3> there are alot of factors involved
<5> However chuknoris, I'd have to shutdown my computer to change UPS probably.. Maybe the higher end ones have hot swappable batteries with redundancy.
<3> you have an LCD?
<0> triumph: what brand?
<0> most of them insure you for up to a certain ammount if that does happen
<0> you might have some $$ coming your way, file on that **** :P
<2> yeah i know but it was only like 500 bucks of damage
<2> i cant remember the brand name
<5> But it's very important that I remain connected to the internet chuknoris, so in that case I'd need line conditioners and **** on the line and a fast blow fuse... Damn.. That's just not worth it.. It would slow my internet down heaps and get high attenuation.
<0> apc and belkin have the best warrantys
<0> they insure all their ups's
<4> you could keep one ups going if u jump it with another ups haha
<5> chuknoris, you mean plug the UPS into another UPS?
<0> well... my office is next to a machine shop
<0> we have alot of electrical noise and surges here
<4> ya
<5> flyback said that you shouldn't do that because it's DC power going through the AC power plug and it stuffs it up.
<0> every computer in this office is on a UPS
<2> i'm not sure if you could, the output may have a reverse bias protection on it
<5> I remember a dude coming in here once asking about tha.t
<4> charge one, use it to charge another, then recharge the first one again
<4> thats pretty silly tho
<5> If the UPS had dual batteries with redundancy and hot swappable battery ability.
<3> woah
<4> a generator is more manly
<5> chuknoris, more manly?
<6> why not just get a 1/2U unit and rent some rackspace, let them worry about that **** ?
<4> yes
<3> this monitor ROCK
<4> generators are more many than batteries
<7> lighting arrestor will take most of the lighting
<4> ***ually
<0> man... i went to this one computer store the other day... all their **** had dust all over the hardware
<7> cause lighting wants to **** the easiest way to ground *****
<0> amazing more ppl don't own aircompressors
<0> they're so handy
<5> lol, I don't really care about more manly for that kinda thing.
<5> But since a generator seems as though it would be cheaper maybe I would go that path
<5> However, the other reason is that my parents might want to buy a generator and I won't need to pay a thing.
<4> If you look to your left, you see the empire state building. An intesting fact is that the "easiest way to ground *****" on the roof is 200 feet tall
<5> Tha'ts because air is a ****ty conductor of electricity though. But I'm sure you knwo that.
<5> know*
<4> what is
<7> dude
<7> fuses are worthless against a surge of any kind
<8> Im looking to host this 3 meg .mp3 file on a free site so i can publish it on my Ebay auction, anyone got some ideas? (i uploaded my mp3 on putfile, geocities, and zshare and it works, but after 5 minutes the link dies, any ideas thanks
<7> the only thing they do is cut the power is the damaged system starts short circuiting
<7> you need mov's
<4> air will conduct lightning, thats what it is
<7> gas discharge tubes
<2> it depends on what fuse you use
<7> zener or avalance diodes
<5> flyback, I agree.. I've seen lightning surged psus with fuses not blown
<7> to protect against surges and lighting
<7> and even then you need a main shunt ground to eat the majority of a lighting strike before you even have a chance of stopping it
<5> Yeah, but flyback, another thing to consider is that the current itself isn't all you need to think about.
<7> what do you mean
<5> Recently within the last month or two I learned about EMI from lightning strikes and how much damage it can do.
<7> that's true
<7> they do make some protection against that but it's a lot harder to do
<5> Yeah, so I figure that if I'm going to try to protect against lightning, it would be best to lure lightning to a somewhat distant tree on my property.
<5> Make myself a metal tree XD
<2> stick a lightning arrestor on your tree
<5> It would rust though..
<0> flyback doesn't believe in useing a condom, chuk
<0> heh
<0> aww... too bad
<5> I wonder if it would still conduct lightning if it was rusty.
<0> i couldn't retort!
<5> No where near as well for sure.
<6> flyback needs to have *** before he can use a condom..
<2> when you're talking hundreds of thousands of volts
<9> lol
<7> so I won't need condums till I get married
<2> i doubt the rust would stop it
<9> i have *** all the time, on the internet
<9> just never with a girl yet
<10> that's your choice
<5> Yeah everything conducts lightning at that level, I was kinda anticipating that.
<0> flyback: if you knew my roommates, you'd understand 2 good reasons why never to get married
<5> well not just lightning, if electricity is at that level.
<0> hehe
<2> pretty much
<0> women are ****ed up nowadays
<2> you wouldnt see trees conducting electricity that well
<0> they don't know what they want anymore
<10> Women are trying to be men
<2> but remember the blackout that was like almost 3 years ago or so?
<10> they think men have it better
<10> they have NO idea
<0> back in our parent's generation, and grandparents generation, it was different
<2> caused by yes of course, silly yanks
<2> !
<0> dupper: they do
<9> my left hand mouse skills are superior
<2> and they tried to blame on the canadians as usual
<0> dupper: they think we're all rich ***holes
<10> exactly
<0> it's like if you don't have money, don't even try
<2> there was a line to tree to ground
<10> Pretty much
<0> ****in bitches ain't **** but tricks and h0s
<10> leapfrog the dating system
<5> I know next to nothing about lightning arrestors, so how do you think I should go about making a lightning rod tree for my property and how far away from power lines, telecommunications lines, and the house should I put it?
<0> in the words of cube
<10> I did
<0> hehe
<10> was my guess right about the HD price, mre?
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