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Re:I Nearly Lost All of My Data by kryogen1c on Saturday January 19, 2019 @07:33PM (#18950184)
Surge suppression isn't all it's cracked up to be. I work in an MSP and the number of electrically fried components behind Enterprise grade UPSs is pretty astounding.

I'm not saying it's worthless, but it's not silver bullet. You must plan for failure.

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Re:I Nearly Lost All of My Data by tempestn on Saturday January 19, 2019 @07:59PM (#18950274)
Yep, I've had a PSU get friend by a power spike even though it was plugged in through a surge protector. Like you say, I'm sure it helps, but it's not perfect.
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