Ειναι αληθεια οτι ο ελληνικος ηλεκτρισμος εχει ακμες?

[kalotte]

My handicapped friend in Athens says that it's not worh having a computer in Greece because "surges" in electricity cause damage to computers. I suspect this is his excuse for not trying something new.

 

But I have no personal experience since I don't live there, other than I see nothing in your posts about surges and damages to your machines.

 

So....is your computer pretty safe from surges there?

 

Athena

[a_aris]

Είναι γεγονός ότι η τάση που φτάνει στα σπίτια μας απο την ΔΕΗ δεν είναι και η πιο σταθερή του κόσμου αλλά να μήν τα παραλέμε. Αν ήταν τόσο τραγικά τα πράματα κανένα pc σε ελληνικό σπίτι δεν θα άντεχε πάνω απο 24 ώρες...

[eLeKtriK EyE]

Pretty much safe, but it depends on where do you live. In Athens I 've never experienced unstable voltage, whereas in Chania this is typical. My computer has survived in both areas :)

 

If you want to be safe you can always buy an UPS.

 

P.S.: "Ακμές" is not a common term for voltage "surges". Systran sucks! "Αυξομειώσεις" is better :D

[kalotte]

Hey Aris and electric eye,

 

Thanks so much for your responses, they do make sense!!

El. eye, I don't use a translator for my messages; just dig deep in my mind for words I have not ever used before in Greece and I only know them by their English names-please keep correcting me :)

 

Athena

[ariadgr]

The problem is not so serious. Of course he can use a PC with the greek power company. If he is so scared, he can buy a UPS device, but it is not neccesary.

[kalotte]

Thank you ariadgr, I guess his not having a computer makes information about these things hard to come by, and your input will be very helpful to him.!

Ya'll make a great forum-I'm glad I found it!

:)

Athena