That's the kind of thing I was looking for, and that confirms my suspicions
about the MOV's that are undoubtedly what is in my Tripplite. Thanks, Mike.

George Reiswig
Song of the River Music

"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
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In article
writes:

This last weekend, we had a
power failure. When I powered everything back up, the DAW didn't see
the
audio card. I ended up having to not only reinstall the software, but
the
card, too. No apparent damage, but it got me thinking...
The DAW is currently on a 12-year-old Tripplite "power conditioner,"

If it's also a transient suppressor, chances are it isn't any longer.
The MOVs that these things employ get destroyed when they do their
job, and in 12 years (assuming it's been connected to power most of
twelve years) you've likely had enough surges so that it's no longer
protecting what's plugged into it. Chances are it's doing some
filtering of EMI on the power line, and that's still a good thing.

What you need is a UPS to keep power on your computer long enough for
you to shut it down properly in the event of a long term power
failure, or keep it operating over a short glitch. Go to a computer
store and buy an APC or Belkin with 500 VA or so capacity. That'll
take care of you.

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