Is it okay to plug a power-strip into a UPS?

[Benjamin Scott]

On Jun 15 at 11:39pm, L.B. MCCULLEY wrote:
> And the explanation of direct lightening strike consequences was, well, 
> interesting.

   I included that mainly as a sort of anti-FUD technique.  (Or is it fighting 
FUD with FUD, hmmmm?)

   Manufacturers of power equipment love to make claims like "our equipment 
will never fail".  They often even include lighting hits in their claims!  So 
they're obviously exaggerating (if not outright lying).  (We already know 
they're trying to sell something.)

   Manufacturers of power equipment also love to put pictures of their 
competitors products up, highlight scorch marks or other examples of 
catastrophic failure.  The lightening hit in question caused a wall outlet to 
blow apart.  There were little chunks of outlet all over the floor.  And there 
was nothing plugged into the outlet!  If that can happen when there's not even 
a closed circuit present, you will always be able to find examples of a given 
product burning up.  Since manufacturers never seem to post the photos of 
*their* products after a catastrophic failure, and we again know they're trying 
to sell us stuff, we can consider the photos of dubious value.

   As I said, one approach I use is to look for a guarantee on both the TVSS 
itself and on the protected equipment.  There will always be something more 
then any given TVSS can handle; if the company is willing to back it up with 
their own money, I at least know it won't be my wallet that's hurting.

-- 
Ben <dragonhawk at iname.com>