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Re: AAAARGH DAMMIT!





Ian Lowe wrote:
>
> I just had a damn power spike wipe out my "Entertainment"
PC, which I use to
> play Mp3 music, DVDs and to surf from the sofa!!!!

Nasty!

> So, what do you folks do about power protection? are these surge
resistant
> power strips any use at all?

Dunno - they block X10 tho don't they?

> Does X-10 actually cause power spikes? (I ask, because I am sure that
I can
> hear my applicance modules "tick" on the speakers when they
switch on and

No to the power spikes, and I doubt you can hear it - it's 120khz! You
might be able to hear the relay arcing, I guess.

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