Am I overly cautious during storms?
#41
Have had the same experience, I always unplug when not using, you can have surges at anytime, you dont need a storm for a surge.
Originally Posted by tjradj
Continue to unplug.
After my experience this summer "blowing up" two power bars when we had power surges, I'm a lot more careful too. The two power bars blew out to the point of bending out the back of the bar and charring the shelf they were on!
After my experience this summer "blowing up" two power bars when we had power surges, I'm a lot more careful too. The two power bars blew out to the point of bending out the back of the bar and charring the shelf they were on!
#43
The power bar I use for my sewing machine, iron, Ott light, etc. has a toggle on/off switch, so I don't have to unplug. When I go in to sew I toggle "on". When I go down for lunch, or am done for the day, I toggle "off". Works for me! C9P
#45
No way- UNPLUG!! We just had a storm about a month ago and lost every surge protector in our house (7 of them), as well as 3 overhead lights. Lightening struck a transformer that feeds our house and the main problem was not enough power to our house, causing constant surges until they fixed it. They instructed us to shut the "main" power supply off to the entire house, as this is more of a fire hazard than anything else. Thank goodness none of my machines were injured!!
#49
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Ask my vintage Bernina 930 how she feels about power surges. We suspect that's what fried her printed board and cost me $300 to repair. Ouch! No sewing here if there's any thunder outside... which means almost any summer afternoon. Yes, she's on a surge protector now, but I just don't trust them. The computer stays on. Shows you what I love more!
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