Re: Surge suppressors and PC power supplies

[Keith Doxey <keith.doxey@xxxxxxx>]

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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