i'm quite sure this is rather serious:
There are absolutely no grounded outlets in the entire building and no ground wires anywhere. they also won't put any in as it's too pricey. There are a few 3 prong outlets, however, but they are just there, not grounded.
I have an axiom home theatre, a big screen tv and a laptop that I'm quite worried about. What I have done is I have a UPS plugged into the wall, and then a power bar off the UPS. I plug everything into the power bar.
1 - Is that enough protection (UPS then power bar) ?
2 - Would there be a way for me to ground one of these outlets?
3 - What events could cause problems due to the lack of ground? Static? Electrical storms? Spikes and dips in the voltage?
thanks very much for all replies
Ravi