<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div><div><div>On May 9, 2014, at 16:05, Justin Krejci <<a href="mailto:jus@krytosvirus.com">jus@krytosvirus.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><p>Not just heating/ventilation but also the power supply. Random surges, brownouts, etc. can add stress to those components.<br>I typically run my small electronics on a UPS: DSL router, wifi, VoIP ATA, etc. I've found that they tend to last longer even if I am not concerned about long battery run times, which I am typically not in my home network environment. If I get 10 minutes, that is fine by me, I just want the UPS to absorb most of the electrical fluctuations as much as possible.<br></p></div></blockquote>More to the point this is a great use for the “surge protection only” ports on the UPS.</div><div><br></div><div>But they are susceptible to more than just wire power but also static power (think charged ions in the air or lightning).</div></div></body></html>