Re: Are PC surge protectors needed in the UK?

From: Pyriform (nobody_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 07/09/04 

Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 23:24:25 +0100

w_tom wrote:
> BTW, utility does not institute a voltage reduction to save
> money. Voltage reductions are a last ditch effort to avoid
> rolling blackouts.

Or to avoid the expense of bringing additional generating capacity
online, thereby saving money...

> All of which is irrelevant to HD protection. Either the
> power supply will output correct power or it will shutdown.

A PSU shutting down is not irrelevant to HD protection. Shutdown at the
wrong moment (especially with the wrong operating system) and you end up
with a badly trashed filesystem.

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