🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1010@ficc.UUCP> peter@ficc.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
>In article <1188@gmu90x.UUCP>, dana@gmu90x.UUCP (J Dana Eckart) writes:
>> ... what can I do to reduce the risk of damage via power and phone lines,
>> particularly from lightning?
>
>> As I understand it, there are basically two ways to protect the power
>> source: line conditioning and/or uninterruptible power supplies.
>
>Actually, about the only way to really be sure you're not nuked by a
>lightning strike is to use a motor-generator. Not only does it isolate
>you from the power lines but it makes an impressive humming noise.
>
>:->, in case you didn't guess.

I can see it now - firing up the 18cyl Cat diesel before switching on the
Vic-20... 8-)

But then again, I own a PERQ, which houses a 900-pound 14" Shugart hard
disk, and on powerup the neighbors think a DC10 is taking off next
door...the lights dim, the floor starts to rumble and vibrate, the air
pressure in the room drops as the fans kick in, loose buttons are pulled
from clothing... 8-) 8-) 8-)


Chris Lamb, PERQ Maniac.  Yes!  Shut this man up!  Send him PERQs!!
	bobbyd@upvax -or- bobbyd%upvax@tektronix.tek.com