(PM) Re: OFF TOPIC - APC

Scott Rothgaber (scott@easley.net)
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:01:43 -0400

On 23 Jun 98, at 9:59, Theodore Hope wrote:

> How about buying an APC power strip?

Danger Will Robinson! Don't *EVER* do this!

I found this out the hard way several years ago. The APC power strip
is not "dumb," but has some semi-fancy internal circuitry. For some
reason, it fights with the groomed output of a SU, and guess which
piece wins... Mine actually melted!

If you have to use a strip, it *MUST* be the "dumb" kind.

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