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Originally Posted by seeandsee
is your UPS capable to protect to from thunder shit? Or just electric jumps?
I need to get one good because i get cut power once a day
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Yes, this is exactly what my UPS saved me from. We had a nasty thunderstorm a few nights back, and when I woke up, my UPS was broken but all the computer equipment was fine. They typically have 4-5 sockets on the back of them that are battery backup AND surge protection, and 4-5 that are only battery backup.
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Originally Posted by Calico Jack
I'm in Australia so our power system will be different to yours (unless you're here).
Search Google for: hard wired surge protector
Though this page gives you an idea of what's available: http://www.surgeassure.com/ |
Cool, I'll check it out even though I'm in Texas.
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Originally Posted by Supz
It is cheap enough to do offsite backups these days. Besides that I always keep one USB Drive unplugged in the closet just in case something like that happens.
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Offsite backups do not save you thousands when your high end computer gear gets fucked.
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Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth
Do you have something to protect from surges on your network cables? I am scared I am going to get hit by lightning and that the surge is going to go through all my cat 6 cables, it would fry everything from my computers to my xboxes and stereo equipment, since it is all connected. I have a underground network cable going to my garage, so that is why I am worried about that. Not sure how to isolate that cable, and the electricians around here are clueless.
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You have to take into account how the electricity would traverse your household to establish the legitimacy of your fear. If your house sustained a direct lightning strike and current entered your electrical system, that system is independent of your cabled network, excepting your router, which is plugged into the wall. As long as your router is also behind a surge protector/UPS, then you have nothing to worry about.