Dave,

thanks for caring about our safety!
I just checked the installations here at the office, and they are all ok.
The ones at home are in top condition (I know because I moved the computer a few days ago and used the opportunity to re-wire the whole system). One reason for moving it was to give it its very own circuit - once the fuse blew when my girl-friend started the vacuum cleaner which was on the same circuit as my computer (with all its accessories - printer, modem, scanner, monitor) and our stereo.

A big difference between USA and Germany is that we use 240 Volt compared to your 110 Volt so there is only half the Amperes (if the power Watt = Volt*Ampere is the same). Thus the danger from bad wiring is a bit smaller but still must not be neglected.

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Clinton,
this could be because the amount of common sense is constant but the number of human beings is increasing... ;-)

MudGuard