Re: Surge suppressors and PC power supplies

["Timothy Morris" <timmorris@xxxxxxx>]

I re-read my message in the cold light of day and I was being thick. The PC
was originally plugged into a "surge suppressed" 4 way
distribution board. I
can't open it to see how the suppression was implemented though, as it is
sealed. I presume that to sort this problem out I need a board that has
suppression between Live and Neutral?

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:keith.doxey@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 July 1999 08:38
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Surge suppressors and PC power supplies
>
>
> Look for somewhere that sells filters designed to stop interference
from
> affecting equipment.
> Where did you get your HiFi ones from?
> They will probably have suitable ones.
> Failing that they are available from Maplin and Farnell
> http://www.maplin.co.uk
> http://www.farnell.com
>
>
> As for fitting it, it will be either an adaptor style of filter
> or a short
> extension lead type and you just plug that into the mains and
> your PC into
> the filter.  If it is not too difficult, you could try one of your
Hifi
> plugboard ones first to see if that does the trick without having
> to spend
> the money.
>
> If the PC is an ATX with the self switching off type of power supply
then
> it is never truly off unless you have a switch on the back of the PSU
as
> well as the power button on the front. Even then the suppression
> components
> can be before the mains switch. It doesnt matter where they are
> located as
> long as they are between the supply and the actual equipment.
>
> Keith Doxey
> http://www.btinternet.com/~krazy.keith
> Krazy Keith's World of DIY Home Automation
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Timothy Morris [SMTP:timmorris@xxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Wednesday, July 28, 1999 12:56 AM
> To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject:	[ukha_d] Re: Surge suppressors and PC power supplies
>
> I might be coming across as a bit thick here, but where do I get one
from,
> and where do I fit it?
>
> Is the fact that the PC kills X10 when it is switched off, but plugged
in
> relevant.
>
> Tim.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Doxey [mailto:keith.doxey@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 27 July 1999 22:44
> > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Surge suppressors and PC power supplies
> >
> >
> > Hi Tim,
> >
> > Try fitting a suppressor to the PC.
> > It already has one to stop interference getting out but as I
> said earlier
> > it is a reversed one and is designed to short out interference on
> > the mains
> > side of the PC. Unfortunately this means it kills the X10. By
fitting a
> > suppressor that is designed to stop interference getting into a
piece of
> > kit it should stop the X10 signals getting to the capacitors that
are
> > killing the X10. Might not work but its worth a try.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > Keith Doxey
> > http://www.btinternet.com/~krazy.keith
> > Krazy Keith's World of DIY Home Automation
> >
> >
>
>
>
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