On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 00:54:49 +0000, Stefek Zaba
strung together this:

Dead right. Some years ago we lost quite a few PCs and workstations
during an extended brownout/blackout/brownout cycling thang - apparently
some of the "autoranging" PSUs were designed to sense what part of the
world they were in, "locked" onto the idea they were in 110V-land when
the voltage went low for a longer period, and then stayed "locked" as it
came up to the full 240V. Whether that was an accurate description of
the underlying mechanism, a simplified version, or pure bull - the fact
remains that having gear connected while the supply voltage dances up
and down is often a Bad Idea...

Another good reason for the incluision of a UPS by your treasured
electronic equipment.
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SJW
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