Two PCs connected to one wall socket - safe?

KatanaDV20 · 31 Mar 2007 at 18:24

I was'nt sure if this should go in General Discussion or in here

My gf and I each have our own Dell PCs.

Her Dimension 1100, my Dimension 8400 and a Netgear router are plugged into a surge-protection tower thats connected to a single wall socket. So its:

Wall socket--->Surge tower---->2 X Computers, 1 X Router

Im clueless when its comes to electricals lol.

I just want to know...is it safe to have 2 PCs drawing power from the same wall socket, its not like "overloading" the circuit or something is it?

Because of the placement of the telephone outlets in our apartment we cannot utilize another socket.

Thanks

KatanaDV20 · 31 Mar 2007 at 20:41

Thanks guys, thats good to know

Appreciate the replies

KatanaDV20 · 31 Mar 2007 at 21:51

I just recommend pulling the plug out when theres a thunderstorm! Or both PC's would get fried when on!

Ye for sure! I make sure I do that each time Im going away for a couple of days but if you think about it I guess you should just yank out all the plugs when you go to work everyday lol. Never know what the weathers gonna do :eek:

KatanaDV20 · 31 Mar 2007 at 22:37

Whats with all the electrical threads these days?

KatanaDV20 · 1 Apr 2007 at 01:04

I think a decent UPS gives you a good 10 minutes or so just to save your stuff and shut down. It will prob be longer if you use a 17" or 19" LCD which use even less power than their CRT brothers