Leroy St.Jean wrote on Wed, 17 November 2010 06:36 |
you want me to get rid of the power strip?
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It's certainly a cheap fix if that's the problem. Besides, if it's a surge protector, it should be replaced every five years or so anyway.
They do lose their protective capacity over time as they are hit with surges. Metal oxide varistors are designed to be sacrificial, each spike and surge wears away at them until they are no longer able to protect. Unfortunately, there's not a good way to tell how much life they have left. Panamax makes some of the best surge protectors.