11-08-2011, 12:00 PM
Storm is fierce north of Hilo too. Thunder and lightning for hours, very dark here.
Seems to be broad coverage. So far so good on the power, but we unplugged our major appliances because the power was varying so much.
We have a battery backup surge protector thingie for one computer, and it has a light that flickers when the current is uneven. As I understand it from Sears appliance techs have told me in the past, that's not good for appliances like the newer electric ranges that run off motherboards.
Seems to be broad coverage. So far so good on the power, but we unplugged our major appliances because the power was varying so much.
We have a battery backup surge protector thingie for one computer, and it has a light that flickers when the current is uneven. As I understand it from Sears appliance techs have told me in the past, that's not good for appliances like the newer electric ranges that run off motherboards.