I'd be willing to bet that with current ratings that low, its probably
not a true surge protector, but merely a power strip, with no real
protective ability at all. Just a hunch.
I'm with Wyatt, here, I'd never buy this kind of stuff at a dollar store.
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Wyatt M. Portendt wrote:
> If it works, then I guess that's fine. Three amps is probably enough
> to run a computer and printer as a general rule, but it's really not
> much. Since a 100W light bulb at 115V is very nearly an amp by
> itself, and most computers will draw two to three amps, it doesn't
> leave much room. I never would buy something like that from the
> dollar store, so I'm not surprised that it's rated so low.
>;
> I just checked all six of mine within my office and they were all
> rated at 15 Amps. Two of them are cheapies, the rest I paid a few
> more dollars for. I would think, as an electrician, that anything
> that has four or more outlets and is rated at anything less than ten
> amps is practically useless. I'm sure you can find them, but *most*
> of the ones I see are rated at 15 amps. I guess because I'm an
> electrician I look at that sort of thing more than the average person
> and assume that since it's not the norm, that it's probably not
> common. Obviously, if they're at the dollar store, there's quite a
> few of them out there. I stand corrected. Sorry.
>
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> On Sep 15, 2007, at 12:05 PM, Howard wrote:
>
>
>>; I have two rated at 3 amps.
>>
>> No name,from dollar store.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" < deacon.zeke%40gmail.com">deacon.zekegmail.com>
>;> To: < Computer_Help_and_Discussion%40yahoogroups.com">Computer_Help_and_Discussionyahoogroups.com>;
>>; Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 12:31 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAD] Surgers
>>
>>
>>
>>;> The original poster said that the circuit blew and that she added
>>> another surge supressor. She didn't mention that the surge
>>> protection was tripping and she added another one and had the same
>;>> problem which probably rules that out. It would appear that her
>>> circuit is overloaded or that her circuit breaker is failing. We
>>> haven't heard from the original poster since either way.
>;>>
>>> I haven't looked at *all* the surge strips out there, but I'd say
>>> five amps is pretty small. I would expect most of them to be rated
>>> at around 15 amps. I have around ten computers (and related
>>>; peripherals) and all my stereo and TV's on a dedicated 20 amp circuit
>>>; and it's not even close to blowing the circuit breaker. Maybe if all
>>> of them were on at once it might get close, but I doubt close enough
>>> to trip. Our voltage here is slightly higher than in some parts of
>>> the country - we're at 125 volts, which is a little hot. Household
>>> voltage can range from around 110 to 125. Less than 110, you'll have
>;>> more current (amps) and some devices won't like it and might fail
>;>> prematurely. MOST small electronics will fail prematurely if fed
>>> from more than 130V. If you're somewhere where you're getting less
>;>> than 110V, you'll draw a little more current on the entire load and
>>> that means you need another circuit or two.
>;>>
>>> If you live somewhere in the country where random low voltages are
>>> prevalent (browns), then you'll have problems with circuits tripping
>>> that otherwise would not. Either way, the original poster alluded to
>>> the fact that her circuit was blowing and that splitting her computer
>>> load between two "surgers" wasn't working. My advice was, and still
>>> is, that she needs a qualified individual to ascertain what the
>>> specific problem is.
>>>
>>>; Wyatt M. Portendt
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>>>
>>> On Sep 14, 2007, at 4:55 PM, Howard wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>;>> If shes using a 3 or 5 amp surger it`ll blow any time she uses the
>>>>; puter or
>>>> anything else that`ll draw 5 or more amps.
>>>>
>>>> You guys keep telling her to have the circuit checked but it s prob
>;>>> not the
>>>>; circuit,its a puter that draws to much current for the surger.
>>>;>
>;>>> Don`t you think she should check the amp rating on her puter and
>>>>; surger
>>>> first to make sure they match?
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Abed Zantout" < azantout2001%40yahoo.com">azantout2001yahoo.com>
>;>>> To: < Computer_Help_and_Discussion%40yahoogroups.com">Computer_Help_and_Discussionyahoogroups.com>;
>>;>> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 1:05 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAD] Surgers
>>>;>
>;>>>
>>>>
>>;>>> Another fact Lynn needs to be aware of is that any surge protector
>>>>> she
>>>>;>
>>;>> uses will also be plugged into that same circuit that keeps blowing.
>>>>
>>;>>> Therefore using a surge protector at this point does no goo.
>;>>>> As David said, the circuit itself needs to be checked out for
>>>>;> what is
>>>>>
>>;>> tripping it or blowing the fuse.
