10-19-2006, 07:27 PM
Quote:Well, not necesarilly the supply. At least not at first. I bought a great power supply for the computer I built at school. Too bad the incoming power was dirty, it actually managed to trash the power supply just enough so that it wasn't capable of putting enough power out when my video card went into full power. Poor (expensive) thing became a useless brick because the power fluctuations at school abused it to death.
What was the source of the dirty power Quark?
I ask because a few friends in Boston are having some trouble with a questionable power source - eletronic devices are going kablewy far before their time. Can older wiring in a building be a source? Or is it generally just from the energy provider itself?
I understand many things fall under the title 'dirty power', including power spikes, over/under loaded juice, noise, etc. And I know the power provider will always be the source of a few power spikes, but I feel as if it couldn't be the power company itself.
Anyone else have some insight?
Cheers,
Munk
Ps. Please pardon the tangent.