Ahbaid Gaffoor wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'd just like to pass on a few words of advice based on my own
> experiences.
>
> I worked as a SysAdmin in South America for five years,
>
> there I did aside fom System Administration, ensure that everyting
> holding up the system worked, this included from checking the standby
> generator's oil and fluid levels to checking the air conditioning and
> standby units. There were constant power problems with brown outs, black
> outs, power surges and even lightning. So I learned to take power
> protection seriously.
>
> Now, I spend the extra time to include power protection devices on all
> lines in and out of my home lan and to check polarities. So my power
> supplies are all on good surge protection equipment as well as my phone
> lines.
>
> What suprises me is the amount of people who take the power for granted
> and just plug stuff directly into the walls.
>
> Anyway, today we had a nice lightning storm. It hit my building. The
> strike came down my phone line and blew ny phone protection equipment.
> Cost? About $20 worth of damage, but, the equipment did what it was
> designed to do. Protect the important stuff.
>
> My two cents worth of advice to all is: If you're not using power
> protection devices, assess the potential loss if a surge hits your
> equipment and consider investing in power protection equipment if you
> can't afford the loss.
>
> I really was glad I did.
>
> regards,
>
> Ahbaid.
>
> P.S. Wonder if I'll need some flame protection equipment? :)
Not from me. Good advice.
Bret
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