Brown out


How bad is a brown-out on equipment?

For some reason I just had one that lasted about 4 seconds while all my equipment was on... Everything seems OK, but I'm wondering if it's something like I just lost 10 years of the life expectancy of all my equipment.
djembeplay
Brown outs and power interruptions are a fact of life. Any designer of electronic equipment who makes something that would be damaged by such should be fired.
Most people have them now and then, right?

I don't understand how they could damage something... something to do with heat build-up?
Might be the time to consider a surge protector, just in case something bigger than a brown out is on the horizon.