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Comment Power problems (Score 1) 437

I just moved into a house with circa 1960 wiring. All my gear is in one room. When I found out the outlets weren't even grounded I refused to plug anything in. Had an electrician come in and run a new wire from the breaker panel, and told him this was for computer gear (didn't make any difference). Yes I only have 15A for the entire room, but I do try to not turn on everything at once. In addition to that, other stuff I've done: - Everything is run through a pair of 1KVA APCC UPS's - If I need more outlets (I can hear the cringing) I have an APCC power strip plugged into the UPS (more or less just for the heavy-guage wire). This is primarilly for "wall worts" (hub, firewall, PAD cradle, etc.) - All monitors are LCD - Inkjet printer, no laser printer - Anything w/an AC motor (air cleaner, vacuum cleaner, etc.) is either pluggin in the hall or run when everything else is off. - Try to get devices that can be powered off the USB or Firewire hub or off the computers themselves rather than have yet another power connection Despite this, I'm sure I'm "pushing it" with regard to the load on the circuit.

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