On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 18:27 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > Not strictly a Fedora question, but where else will I find a willing > audience of brains? > > A fried lives in the university dorms. She has two electrical outlets > in her part of the room, both on the same fuse. One has a splitter > which powers her computer, LCD monitor, printer, cellphone charger, > speakers, and maybe something else. The other powers the room's > refrigerator, electric kettle, microwave, and maybe something else. > Not everything is in use at the same time (the computer is always on) > and somehow the 10 watt (220 volt) fuse handles it all and even a > small electric heater to boot. > > Here's the question: is there any disadvantage to plugging the heater > into the computer's electrical outlet splitter, as opposed to the > other one? As mentioned, they are on the same fuse. I noticed that > when the heater is started and stopped the speakers make a popping > sound. Is this harmful to the computer? (fire hazard notwithstanding) <א I don't know what wattage fuses she has in the room but the plugging in a heater is a disaster. It is hard to believe that the rest of her stuff runns on the same fuse. Rescently we were having a home renovation and plugging in a microwave and a sigle burner heater blew the saftey circuit in the power outlet. <ת > -- ======================================================================= Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim. -- George Santayana ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
