George can you give us a couple of examples of the ones that go up in smoke?
Ones I remember
Panasonic PVR's, dvd/cd players, Samsung, Panasonic TV's, 2 x Velodyne CHT15 subs, 1 x Alesis 620, 1 x Nuforce 8 monoblock, 1x Halcro DM68 that had to be shipped back to manufacture. 1x Behringer B2031A, 2 x Behringer active xovers.
These are ones that were left on or in standby.
Many others were blown and popped their fuse but didn't fry up.
Countless smp battery chargers, some of them liked to fry with much crackle and big smoke.
Cheers George