[mdlug] Router is giving up on routing let alone working

[Robert Adkins]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org 
> [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Garry Stahl
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 11:09 AM
> To: MDLUG's Main discussion list
> Subject: Re: [mdlug] Router is giving up on routing let alone working
> 
> Robert Adkins wrote:
> >   I keep virtually all of our electronics on voltage 
> regulating devices.
> > They aren't cheap, but they are less expensive than having 
> to replace 
> > the devices plugged into them.
> >   
> 
> UPS is your friend.  I find them cheaper than new computers.
> 
> I have an 80 year old house.  Even if the wiring in this room 
> and the main panel are much newer.  (Main panel 2003, wiring 
> 2003 2008)  It was not always the case.  I consider the 
> devices cheap insurance.
> 
> HOWEVER, make sure you buy enough UPS.  You need one whose 
> wattage is rated above your computer's draw power.  They put 
> the wattage on the box, but not in plain sight.  Buying the 
> cheapest UPS may cost you a lot more than you bargained for.
> 
> 
> --
> Garry  AKA  --Phoenix--  Rising above the Flames.
> 

  I absolutely agree.

  We have an 80+ year old house. We had all of the old wiring torn out and
replaced before moving in. There were some seriously scary wiring going on
in that house that was not only unsafe... Well, it was just incredibly
unsafe.

  All the wiring is brand new, as of last year.

  The next steps I would like to take is have a voltage regulating system
put in at the box (Very not cheap) and maybe one of those natural gas
operating backup generators. Granted, if I can figure out how much wind
actually blows through my neighborhood, I'm considering installing some of
those micro wind turbines that are made out in the Grand Rapids area.

  Lot's of ideas, just bound by financial consideration.

  -Rob