Pain ! Quite simply having your computer connected through a Surge Protector can save you from Heartache, Headache, Hair Loss and from kicking yourself, these are only some of the symptoms and emotions suffered by computer owners without a Surge Protector when electrical misfortune strikes.

Robin Computers of Beverley are currently selling the Belkin 6 way surge protector at only £22.50 This filters out voltage spikes and pulses - not only from your telephone / modem line but also from your mains electricity. Without a clean power source your computer is susceptible to damage from Spikes (very sharp short lived increase in voltage sometimes upto 1000 volt above the normal 230 volt supply - often caused by lightning strikes near to power lines) or damage from Surges ( a longer lasting rise in voltage usually caused by electrical equipment with motors in your locality, eg. fridge / freezer, central heating pump or even the humble vacuum cleaner in your home or even a neighbours). The resulting effects from these events can range from nothing, a simple computer crash or freezing, corrupted files / lost data ( if the event happens when hard disc is writing.) to actual physical damage to the electronics in your computer (especially if you have an internal modem and the spike occurs on the telephone line).

Look upon the purchase of a Surge Protector from our Beverley Computer Shop as a very cheap insurance policy - you really will regret not having bought one when you have to replace a part of your computer or suffer data / file loss due to a spike or surge.

see also "Why you should Backup your work"