Is it ok to hook heavy duty extension chords into a surge protector for use indoors?


Posted April 9th, 2009 by admin 9 Comments »
surge protector
Kevin S asked:


i only have 1 wall outlet in my family room.i have surge protector plugged in first then an extension chord(heavy duty) then at the end another surge protector with several things plugged into it.the first surge protector has things plugged into it also??Is this ok??i felt chords after being plugged in and on all day and they were not hot.

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What’s wrong with my battery backup / my computer?


Posted January 13th, 2009 by admin 1 Comment »
battery backup
Wrestles4Food asked:


My computer is a heavy-duty machine. It uses a lot of electricity and it has a 500W power source. I’m using the battery backup from my old computer, but it’s still a 500W unit. It works fine, but if I leave the computer on for a long time, the battery backup starts to beep like it does when the power goes out and the computer is running on battery. But the power is still on. Everything’s fine. Is the computer’s power source too high a wattage for the battery backup? The battery backup is kinda old though. Do i just need a new one of those? No idea what’s going on. Help.

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