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1. motionlessveloc · 1790687469 · focus · HN ↗

   I wonder how many HNers recall life in Delhi even 20 years ago? Cutting electricity loss is one thing, but getting rid of "load shedding" (unplanned power cuts) is the really revolutionary part. It was not uncommon for the power to go out several times a day and you had to rush to unplug expensive appliances (TV, laptop), because when the power came back it was often accompanied by a surge. My office was wired with two sets of electrical sockets, one connected to grid mains and the other connected to the UPS (for important equipment only).

   1. downrightmike · 1790703534 · focus · HN ↗

      They make surge protectors

      1. someonebaggy · 1790716738 · focus · HN ↗

         They don't work nearly as well as the marketing says they do. They might save your equipment from a lightning strike a medium distance away, by absorbing the remnants of the surge that get to you - only once or twice before the protector is dead! - they will not save your equipment from anything that lasts longer than that.
      2. pjc50 · 1790757225 · focus · HN ↗

         Most surge protectors are one-shot. They may not make this clear in the marketing.

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