Soulstation1 Posted June 9, 2009 Report Posted June 9, 2009 Right now about 10 surges in the past 5 minutes and like 6 straight within a minute Have a APS back up going with my computer Only happening in the Computer Room nowhere else in the house Has been going on for 4 or 5 days I do not need any electrical fires at this time Quote
Soulstation1 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Posted June 9, 2009 Damn 5 more surges within 2 minutes Quote
Big Wheel Posted June 9, 2009 Report Posted June 9, 2009 Are you using a power strip? Did you daisy-chain multiple power strips together? If yes to either of the above two questions, how many devices do you have on each strip? Quote
Soulstation1 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Report Posted June 9, 2009 not at home at the moment i have just 1 power strip and it must have 6 things plugged into it and it is plugged into the APS no daisy chained power strips someone caused a fire where i live with too many computer items plugged into an outlet will double check when i get home Quote
Use3D Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 Power strips (like most anything) have a wattage rating, just make sure you're not exceeding the listed rating and you should be fine. Quote
Big Wheel Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 Power strips (like most anything) have a wattage rating, just make sure you're not exceeding the listed rating and you should be fine. IIRC it could also be the wiring on the wall though. If your outlet can't handle 6 devices going through an outlet meant for 2, that could be the source of your problems. My mom had the exact same symptoms you're describing with the power in the computer room wavering. It turned out she was daisy-chaining multiple power strips together, putting a computer, printer, monitor, UPS, and other stuff through the same outlet. Bad news. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Posted June 10, 2009 Tried turning off the AC and that worked for 2 minutes It was going crazy when AC was running so I thougt that might be the problem My computer has been in the same room and set up for 9 plus years This just started happening about 5 days ago It was going crazy this morning with the computer turned off Worked OK all last night and you could hear it going early this morning Quote
catesta Posted June 10, 2009 Report Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) It could be a problem with the building (old wiring, panels don't have enough juice. etc.). Seems to be the case since there was a fire once before. Distribute plugs over as many outlets as you can and check with your neighbors to see if anyone else is having a similar problem. Edited June 10, 2009 by catesta Quote
Soulstation1 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Posted June 11, 2009 Back to normal No surges since yesterday around 3PM when I got home Quote
Soulstation1 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Posted June 11, 2009 LMAO Put the jinx on myself Only one surge 2 minutes ago Quote
sidewinder Posted June 11, 2009 Report Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) Sounds like it could be a building problem - or someone in the locality powering up a rogue piece of kit putting transients into the supply e.g. a big capacitive load intermittently kicking in. Edited June 11, 2009 by sidewinder Quote
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