Do you use a Serge Protector on your machine?
#11
We do on the TV setup. Computers are all lap tops. Do NOT plug in in bad weather. I only plug in my sewing machine when in use. Unplug as soon as I'm done. Do NOT use in bad weather. I'm sure, a surge protector can't hurt though.
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YES!!! My machine is worth more than all our computers combined. It is always plugged into a serve protector.
my iron and daylight lamp are also plugged into surge protectors.
What is not and should be is the refrigerator.
We almost never get electrical storms here though.
my iron and daylight lamp are also plugged into surge protectors.
What is not and should be is the refrigerator.
We almost never get electrical storms here though.
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Yep we use them for all our electronics. Makes the rush before a bad storm a little easier to pull one plug for multiple items than to pull many. I also use it as an on/off in addition to the switches on various machines when I'm out of the room (plus I unplug the iron).
Years back we did lose a bunch of electronics to a lightning strike, though this was before I started quilting so fortunately no machines lost.
Cheers, K
Years back we did lose a bunch of electronics to a lightning strike, though this was before I started quilting so fortunately no machines lost.
Cheers, K
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Oh yes, on EVERYTHING electronic: TV, DVD, VCR, Bernina, Rowenta, computer, cordless phone. I lived in an area that was unincorporated and boy did we have lots of electrical outages. My neighbor and I both lost our phones with answer machine because they both got fried when the power was restored once.
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Yes for all electronic things including the sewing machine. We lost a TV once when we had a power surge before we used surge protectors. Thankfully that's before we had computers, and I always unplugged my sewing machine back then.
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