Hello,
I've damaged 2 power supplies for my computer, these were both new. It may just be a coincidence or I may have a faulty power extension which is an old 2 meter, 13 amp, 6 way, with surge protection (although the led indicator for this has dimmed over the years and is not visible when viewed in natural daylight). This is connected to the main ring which is 30 amps, the computer requires 10 amps, monitor is 2 amps. A few other devices at less than 1 amp each, which are on standby most of the time. Plus occasionally a fast charging brick for the mobile, which draws 2 amps.
Everything on full power simultaneously is rare. However, the computer may regularly use over 1 kw for 24 hours straight. Maxed out is about 1.6 kw.
In this situation could an old power extension be a problem? Am I just overthinking this and everything is probably fine. Or should I be plugging the computer into a separate wall socket?
I've damaged 2 power supplies for my computer, these were both new. It may just be a coincidence or I may have a faulty power extension which is an old 2 meter, 13 amp, 6 way, with surge protection (although the led indicator for this has dimmed over the years and is not visible when viewed in natural daylight). This is connected to the main ring which is 30 amps, the computer requires 10 amps, monitor is 2 amps. A few other devices at less than 1 amp each, which are on standby most of the time. Plus occasionally a fast charging brick for the mobile, which draws 2 amps.
Everything on full power simultaneously is rare. However, the computer may regularly use over 1 kw for 24 hours straight. Maxed out is about 1.6 kw.
In this situation could an old power extension be a problem? Am I just overthinking this and everything is probably fine. Or should I be plugging the computer into a separate wall socket?