Comments on: Surge protectors break 360s? http://www.aeropause.com/2007/07/surge-protectors-break-360s/ Aeropause is a video game blog that explores game culture, trends, technologies and innovations. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:54:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: brent Kailbourn http://www.aeropause.com/2007/07/surge-protectors-break-360s/comment-page-1/#comment-20234 brent Kailbourn Sun, 08 Jul 2007 15:41:18 +0000 http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/2007/07/surge-protectors-break-360s/#comment-20234 I blew out my entire entertainment system a few years back when lightning hit the antennae up on the roof of my trailer. Even fried my 'Astro Invaders' game I had in my intellivision that I was playing at the time. I blew out my entire entertainment system a few years back when lightning hit the antennae up on the roof of my trailer. Even fried my ‘Astro Invaders’ game I had in my intellivision that I was playing at the time.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.aeropause.com/2007/07/surge-protectors-break-360s/comment-page-1/#comment-20233 Andrew Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:50:40 +0000 http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/2007/07/surge-protectors-break-360s/#comment-20233 Seems to me like the KnowledgeBase article was a trouble shooting thing; more for consumers that have PEBKAC issues than us l33t folks. I call "shenanigans" on the MS rep that claims that a power strip is going to make power fluctuations WORSE. What does he plug his gear into, a portable nuclear pile in his backyard? More "blame the customer" from Microsoft- shocking! A. Seems to me like the KnowledgeBase article was a trouble shooting thing; more for consumers that have PEBKAC issues than us l33t folks.
I call “shenanigans” on the MS rep that claims that a power strip is going to make power fluctuations WORSE. What does he plug his gear into, a portable nuclear pile in his backyard?
More “blame the customer” from Microsoft- shocking!
A.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.aeropause.com/2007/07/surge-protectors-break-360s/comment-page-1/#comment-20232 Stephen Sun, 08 Jul 2007 13:50:00 +0000 http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/2007/07/surge-protectors-break-360s/#comment-20232 Exactly. The electrical system in your home is going to fluctuate. Power supplies are designed to tolerate that within reason. A quality UPS or surge protector is going to keep that to a minimum, not make it worse. This has to be inaccurate from one side or the other. Exactly. The electrical system in your home is going to fluctuate. Power supplies are designed to tolerate that within reason. A quality UPS or surge protector is going to keep that to a minimum, not make it worse. This has to be inaccurate from one side or the other.

]]> By: Paul Munn http://www.aeropause.com/2007/07/surge-protectors-break-360s/comment-page-1/#comment-20231 Paul Munn Sun, 08 Jul 2007 13:01:30 +0000 http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/2007/07/surge-protectors-break-360s/#comment-20231 You'll get voltage dips when things power on on the same circuit. Things like, oh I don't know, the TV set you absolutely have to have to play a console? How many people have enough wall plugs behind their entertainment center to plug everything in? Nobody I know, that's for sure. You’ll get voltage dips when things power on on the same circuit. Things like, oh I don’t know, the TV set you absolutely have to have to play a console?

How many people have enough wall plugs behind their entertainment center to plug everything in? Nobody I know, that’s for sure.

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