The moral being that perhaps having my electronics
sitting directly on a metal shelf is not such a good idea. ; - ))

Not really.

You should contact the surge manufacture and tell them what happened. If
they don't stand behind there product then you should not be buying anything
made by them.


"Kewless" wrote in message
...
Who knows? By posting this, it might be that I get to save a life or
two somewhere down the road...

Awhile back, I bought one of those *trendy* steel-wire bookcases
for my bedroom office. On one shelf, I set up my monitor so that I
could use it from bed (bad back). While on the bottom shelf, I put
the computer itself, along with the surge-protector...

I felt reasonably assured that I had enough insulation -- as
both computer and monitor have fairly *beefy* plastic bases. As
it turns out though, I should have been a little more concerned!

Yesterday, just as I was leaving to go to a job, my SO called me
back and asked if I knew anything about a strange odor coming
from the back bedroom. The odor, as I soon found out, was smoke.
Apparently,the surge-protector shorted against the wire shelving --
and in doing so sparked off a small electrical fire!

The wife and I are feeling pretty darned fortunate today -- all
we've lost is a printer cable and a surge-protector. And yet, I
feel slightly embarrassed (and a little guilty) whenever I look
over at this big black spot that we now have on the carpet. I
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER!

Still, I suppose if pride is all I'm down, then I should consider
myself blessed -- as it's a small price to pay for such an invaluable
lesson. The moral being that perhaps having my electronics
sitting directly on a metal shelf is not such a good idea. ; - ))

On May 8, 10:16 am, "Bob" wrote:
The moral being that perhaps having my electronics
sitting directly on a metal shelf is not such a good idea. ; - ))

Not really.

You should contact the surge manufacture and tell them what happened. If
they don't stand behind there product then you should not be buying anything
made by them.

"Kewless" wrote in message

...



Who knows? By posting this, it might be that I get to save a life or
two somewhere down the road...

Awhile back, I bought one of those *trendy* steel-wire bookcases
for my bedroom office. On one shelf, I set up my monitor so that I
could use it from bed (bad back). While on the bottom shelf, I put
the computer itself, along with the surge-protector...

I felt reasonably assured that I had enough insulation -- as
both computer and monitor have fairly *beefy* plastic bases. As
it turns out though, I should have been a little more concerned!

Yesterday, just as I was leaving to go to a job, my SO called me
back and asked if I knew anything about a strange odor coming
from the back bedroom. The odor, as I soon found out, was smoke.
Apparently,the surge-protector shorted against the wire shelving --
and in doing so sparked off a small electrical fire!

The wife and I are feeling pretty darned fortunate today -- all
we've lost is a printer cable and a surge-protector. And yet, I
feel slightly embarrassed (and a little guilty) whenever I look
over at this big black spot that we now have on the carpet. I
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER!

Still, I suppose if pride is all I'm down, then I should consider
myself blessed -- as it's a small price to pay for such an invaluable
lesson. The moral being that perhaps having my electronics
sitting directly on a metal shelf is not such a good idea. ; - ))- Hide quoted text -

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Yes, it's not clear how the surge protector "shorted" against the
metal shelving. Something clearly had to be defective and sitting
electronics on a metal shelf should not have anything to do with it.