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03-01-2007, 04:36 PM | #1 |
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Microwave oven's effect on a computer
At work there is a computer, on the floor in an office. This computer has recurring problems. It goes through power supplies yearly, and doesn't ever boot right. Right on the other side of the wall, on a counter, is a microwave oven -probably 18 inches away from the computer. I said that the issues with the computer might very well have to do with its proximity to the microwave. The idea was dismissed off-handedly.
Could a microwave oven fuck up a computer, if the two are close to each other?
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03-01-2007, 04:50 PM | #2 |
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03-01-2007, 05:26 PM | #3 |
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My monitor is sometimes affected by a microwave on the other side of the wall.
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03-01-2007, 06:23 PM | #4 |
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It could be o the same AC circut , try moveing the pc accross the room , or whip out the aluminum foil and make a shield for the pc
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03-01-2007, 06:26 PM | #5 |
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I'll use the one I always have stuffed down the front of my pants.
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03-01-2007, 06:32 PM | #6 |
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I'll use the one I always have stuffed down the front of my pants.
Well if you are going to use one That SMALL , it will probley only cover a USB port !!!
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03-01-2007, 06:37 PM | #7 |
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ouch!
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03-01-2007, 07:54 PM | #9 |
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Microwaves can be a big draw. If the voltage drops in the AC line the amperage(read heat) goes up...maybe enough to cook the supply.
Check the line voltage with, and without, the microwave running. Also find out what else is on the line that could be effecting the total draw. Make sure the ground is properly installed on that line too. If the line voltage is occasionally low with no apparent reason, check the earth ground for the building and the balance of two 220 volt lines in the breaker box.
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03-01-2007, 08:06 PM | #10 |
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two 220 volt lines in the breaker box
Bruce , generly these are 110 volt lines , 110 +110 = 220 Just being a Voltage Nazi Oh and if you don't know what you are doing then don't mess around in a breaker box or else you could look like this ----> ( Not you Bruce , I am SHURE you have a clue )
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03-02-2007, 10:28 AM | #11 |
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If you haven't bent space or time yet with this configuration, you're probably okay.
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One night I was replacing the main panel box, with a live service entrance, using a couple of fluorescent lights on a portable generator. Worst possible moment, the generator threw a rod. First and last time I ever saw fluorescents diiiiimmmm
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03-03-2007, 02:19 AM | #13 |
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First and last time I ever saw fluorescents diiiiimmmm
And you back the FUCK up , I call it " take 5 GIANT steps back "
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03-03-2007, 08:44 PM | #14 |
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Couldn't back up, I was holding the live feed.
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If microwave waves were causing a problem, then you all get a warm fuzzy feeling at work. However without doing an autopsy on those supplies, no one can say what is and is not happening. Analysis of what inside the supplies has failed is an essential fact to have any answer. |
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