jm7l+@andrew.cmu.edu (Joseph S. Mertz) (12/15/88)
The blower motor in my apartment furnace comes on regularly and causes the lights to dim for about a second. Does anyone have any idea hardened my Mac SE is to these variations? Anyone have any experience with Mac's and trashy power? I've got the Mac plugged into a cheap surge protector and I would prefer avoiding an expensive line tamer unless needed. --Joe Mertz jm7l+@andrew.cmu.edu
stevens@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Curt Stevens) (12/16/88)
In article <IXdjfvd58k-08=bEdy@andrew.cmu.edu> jm7l+@andrew.cmu.edu (Joseph S. Mertz) writes: >The blower motor in my apartment furnace comes on regularly and causes >the lights to dim for about a second. Does anyone have any idea hardened >my Mac SE is to these variations? Anyone have any experience with >Mac's and trashy power? I've got the Mac plugged into a cheap surge >protector and I would prefer avoiding an expensive line tamer unless >needed. I had the same problems in my apartment, but caused by the weird weather instead of a blower moter. My MacII is plugged into a surge supressing power strip which is plugged into a surge supressed wall socket (both of these were pretty cheap items). The macII is the only thing in my house that never reacts to power spikes. My TV and stereo are both plugged only into a surge supressed wall socket and they both exhibit a little flicker on power spikes. So I suggest you try using a second supressor before spending a lot of money on a power conditioner. =============================================================================== |Curt Stevens (303)492-1218 | / | E-MAIL: | |University of Colorado at Boulder | o o | ------- | |Computer Science Department | | |arpa: stevens@boulder.colorado.edu| |Campus Box 430 | \_/ |csnet: stevens@boulder.csnet| |Boulder, Colorado 80309 | |uucp:{ncar|nbires}!boulder!stevens| =============================================================================== ======== | Curt | ========
levin@bbn.com (Joel B Levin) (12/16/88)
In article <IXdjfvd58k-08=bEdy@andrew.cmu.edu> jm7l+@andrew.cmu.edu (Joseph S. Mertz) writes: |The blower motor in my apartment furnace comes on regularly and causes |the lights to dim for about a second. Does anyone have any idea hardened |my Mac SE is to these variations? . . . My SE is plugged into a cheap "suppressor" also. We have had power glitches and occasional lightning which has done nasty (but not permanent) things to the cable TV converter (which is of course separate from the electric power delivery system). Anyway, when powered on, the SE has survived without bombs or peculiarities or any visible effects glitches which have reset my microwave oven (easy to do) and clock radio (a little harder). I think it is probably pretty insensitive to minor transients. /JBL UUCP: {backbone}!bbn!levin POTS: (617) 873-3463 INTERNET: levin@bbn.com