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Should I bring a surge protector
Definitely use a surge protector. The battery in the adapter acts sort of like a surge protector but it does cause the battery in the adapter to age prematurely. You can buy one here but it is a bit pricey and not sure of the quality. If you have room in your bags bring one.
BobE
BobE
Surge protectors are easy enough to find here. You should definitely use one for any expensive electronics. But even better are the surge protectors with the voltage regulators (some have them and some don't). The ones with the voltage regulators are a little harder to find around here. I can always find them in Santiago or Santo Domingo but it is sometimes tough around Sosua / Cabarete. They do a nice job and don't cost much more than the surge protectors that don't have them.
I am using surge protectors bought here. At one time I used surge protectors bought from the US. I am well satisfied with the ones I've bought here and see no difference in terms of life expectancy.
Whether I really needed one, who can say? But my thought is why take the chance. Just because somebody had good luck without one is no guarantee that you or I will be equally lucky.
I don't have one for my laptops but you can't go wrong having one......... that is if there is power
in the Dominican Republic...
Keep a separate backup for your computer.
Purchase computer insurance -- seguro electronico todo riesgo.
That insurance is low cost and if anything happens to your computer -- including theft, you drop it, or a voltage kills it -- then you can use it to help you buy a new one. You need to insure the computer for "valor de reposition", that is for what a new computer that is similar to yours would cost.
Keep a separate backup for your computer.
Purchase computer insurance -- seguro electronico todo riesgo.
That insurance is low cost and if anything happens to your computer -- including theft, you drop it, or a voltage kills it -- then you can use it to help you buy a new one. You need to insure the computer for "valor de reposition", that is for what a new computer that is similar to yours would cost.
I have a surge protector for every outlet we have! Brought some from home and bought some in the DR. I don't trust the quality of anything here!!!!!
I use a voltage regulator instead of a surge protector. Brownouts are also very dangerous to laptops, and the regulator prevents brownout damage as well as surge damage. Voltage regulators are found at La Sirena, etc.
I used to use a surge protector on my laptop years ago, but you don't really need it, the original/genuine power adaptor has a protection system built-in, the worse can happen is the adaptor fry, but that would need something like a lightning strike, rare !? The adaptor should withstand the brown-outs, power on and off and the usual generators/inverters kick in/out.
Your laptop's battery also keeps up the voltage when adaptor stops supplying enough (never take the battery out in this country where there are frequent power failures - speaking of that second Tuesday here in Sosua and power stayed on, no power cuts as far as I know for over 10 days now... !!!? Happy Xmas !).
Your laptop's battery also keeps up the voltage when adaptor stops supplying enough (never take the battery out in this country where there are frequent power failures - speaking of that second Tuesday here in Sosua and power stayed on, no power cuts as far as I know for over 10 days now... !!!? Happy Xmas !).
I'm interested, which insurance covers that? Do you have a recommendation? Thanks
Ask for it to an insurance company or broker by its name: Seguro Electronico Todo Riesgo (Electronics Insurance All Risks Covered).