RE: OT - One for the (DUH) List...

[Dan <dbcemid@xxxxxxxxx>]

Whoa.  An 820 being "protected" by a $50 ISOBAR?

What will you do when you lose power?  Have you ever had to recover
from a power loss?  No fun.

Frankly, I believe you need a UPS for the continuous power protection
much more than a simple surge protector.

Just my .02
- Dan

--- "Burns, Bryan" <burnsbm@Echoincorporated.com> wrote:
> I can relate.  Just last week I caught the corner of the ISOBAR surge
> protector that is on the floor and that our 820 is plugged into with
> the
> heel of my shoe.  Looked down and thought holy smokes, I came so
> close to
> hitting the power switch with my foot it's not funny.
>
> Of course, I have to get rid of that ISOBAR and at least put in a
> surge
> protector with a guarded switch.  But I got to thinking - Do I even
> need a
> surge protector for the AS/400?  You would think that a six figure
> machine
> would have some built in protection.  Or is more better?

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