text_combined: aaron kulkis cmiqlkx91hotpopcom randall r schulz wrote thursday 14 february 2008 0618 greg freemyer wrote per dont know measured load important measure short power surges particular im suspicious load raid1 resync could technique catch 10 msec spike etc surely capacitors power supply elsewhere would absorb brief demand spikes much absorbing spikes much provide extra current needed spike demanded system components without current spike sudden increase demand results voltage spike sags ie goes ground instead higher potential source logic circuits active transiently voice coil obviously spindle motors uniform demand drive spun much higher starting course motor activation big one demand power surges get moving tue 05 aug 2008 025351 0500 opensuse ot much power pc really consume