Importance of Grounded Power?

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Sat Jul 28 08:39:41 2001

> I recently got an old AlphaServer 4/275, and it worked for a while, and
> then after I moved into another room, and it stopped working. I only have
> one or two grounded outlets in my apartment, so I had to hook it to a
> non-grounded one (via a surge protector, plugged in with a grounding
> adaptor).

The only stuff I run that way would be PCs... for the Prime, I made
a custom 50-foot 30-amp grounded extension cord, and run it all the
way from the grounded outlet in the basement upstairs to where the
computer is.

regards,
-dq
Received on Sat Jul 28 2001 - 08:39:41 BST