Surge Protector

[Guest]

When we leave home (or during thunderstorms) we flip off the switch on our
surge protector causing no power to go to the computer, etc. Is this a
correct way to handle possible electric currents & surges?

We also just unplug the phone line to modem!

 

[Guest]

When we leave home (or during thunderstorms) we flip off the switch on our
surge protector causing no power to go to the computer, etc. Is this a
correct way to handle possible electric currents & surges?

We also just unplug the phone line to modem!

While you probably don't have to do anything (if it's a good quality surge
protector) you could unplug both the power and telephone if you want to be
really safe.

T

 

[Ken Blake]

When we leave home (or during thunderstorms) we flip off the switch
on our surge protector causing no power to go to the computer, etc.
Is this a correct way to handle possible electric currents & surges?

No, it's not adequate. If there is a nearby lightning strike that gets
through to your power line, it can go right through the surge protector and
computer power switch, even though both are off. The only real protection
against lightning is disconnection.

We also just unplug the phone line to modem!

Good!

 

[Leythos]

When we leave home (or during thunderstorms) we flip off the switch on our
surge protector causing no power to go to the computer, etc. Is this a
correct way to handle possible electric currents & surges?

We also just unplug the phone line to modem!

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In reality, few people buy a quality UPS and even fewer ensure that it's
properly grounded or that their home grounds are quality.

I have many servers and workstations in my home, almost 2000 with
clients all over the country. In all these years, not one protected
device has been damaged during a power event, at the same time,
unprotected devices have been damaged in the same event.

So, what it comes down too, you can either make sure that your house
ground is good and that you properly ground your UPS, and that your UPS
is not some cheap piece of junk, or you can disconnect everything from
AC/Phones.

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User]

Better safe than sorry.. you could always pull the cord on the surge
protector..

 

[Phisherman]

When we leave home (or during thunderstorms) we flip off the switch on our
surge protector causing no power to go to the computer, etc. Is this a
correct way to handle possible electric currents & surges?

We also just unplug the phone line to modem!

Nothing better than to unplug!