I just moved into a house two weeks ago. It has electrical issues: when an appliance starts up, light bulbs dim. My CRT monitor twitches, especially bad when an appliance starts up and then settles down to a merely headache-inducing flicker as long as the appliance is operating.
My Mac G4 tower started having trouble right when I moved in. It wouldn't start up. Pushing the PMU Reset button worked two weeks ago, but now nothing seems to get it going, including a new PRAM battery. A telephone service tech told me it may need a new PSU or logic board.
1. Is it likely that voltage fluctuations are the cause of my computer's damage?
2. Assuming that it will be a long time before the landlord fixes the house's wiring, what can I do to protect my computer? I'm not particularly worried about lightning strikes or blackouts, I just want to make sure that doing laundry is not going to fry my tower. Would a line conditioner or a line-interactive UPS be more appropriate here?
Thanks for your input!
Cully
My Mac G4 tower started having trouble right when I moved in. It wouldn't start up. Pushing the PMU Reset button worked two weeks ago, but now nothing seems to get it going, including a new PRAM battery. A telephone service tech told me it may need a new PSU or logic board.
1. Is it likely that voltage fluctuations are the cause of my computer's damage?
2. Assuming that it will be a long time before the landlord fixes the house's wiring, what can I do to protect my computer? I'm not particularly worried about lightning strikes or blackouts, I just want to make sure that doing laundry is not going to fry my tower. Would a line conditioner or a line-interactive UPS be more appropriate here?
Thanks for your input!
Cully