http://askthecomputerlady.com/questions/2009/12/no-power/ If you have computer questions, this is the place for you Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:30:49 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://askthecomputerlady.com/questions/2009/12/no-power/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Sarah Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:56:40 +0000 http://askthecomputerlady.com/questions/?p=2373#comment-119 Thank you for including #2. The last power outage here, there was a surge when it came back on and we lost computer equipment. What we didn't know for 6 months, was that the transformer on the pole outside was damaged. We lost several monitors and at least one more computer in that 6 months - for no obvious reason. But there were other electrical problems in the house. When my husband finally got tired of me fussing about the light bulbs burning out in less than 2 weeks - sometimes 2 days! - and checked with a meter, the power coming into the house was at 265-270 volts instead of 240v. It was 130v at the outlets, where it should have been 110v. He called the power company and they sent someone out within the hour to check on it. They changed the transformer that same day. Thank you for including #2. The last power outage here, there was a surge when it came back on and we lost computer equipment. What we didn’t know for 6 months, was that the transformer on the pole outside was damaged. We lost several monitors and at least one more computer in that 6 months – for no obvious reason. But there were other electrical problems in the house. When my husband finally got tired of me fussing about the light bulbs burning out in less than 2 weeks – sometimes 2 days! – and checked with a meter, the power coming into the house was at 265-270 volts instead of 240v. It was 130v at the outlets, where it should have been 110v. He called the power company and they sent someone out within the hour to check on it. They changed the transformer that same day.

]]> http://askthecomputerlady.com/questions/2009/12/no-power/comment-page-1/#comment-118 jlbruno Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:52:16 +0000 http://askthecomputerlady.com/questions/?p=2373#comment-118 Bad idea. If you unplug it from the power outlet and leave either the phone cord or cable still plugged in you could have worse problems. The 110 supply has a 3rd prong, the round one, that goes straight to ground. Unplugged it does not go anywhere. Unplug all connections to computer otherwise you will have other problems not so easy to repair. Bad idea. If you unplug it from the power outlet and leave either the phone cord or cable still plugged in you could have worse problems. The 110 supply has a 3rd prong, the round one, that goes straight to ground. Unplugged it does not go anywhere. Unplug all connections to computer otherwise you will have other problems not so easy to repair.

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