No serge protector will protect against a direct lightning hit. Also, as 1
of my good friends found out the hard way, it can still come in the ground
and do a ton of damage and there's no protection there. He probably didn't
have the best ground in the world but with all the different opinions on
grounding, I can see how anyone would make a mistake.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: Breaker Box Surge Protectors


>I have a friend who has one he paid around $100 for, and he swares by it.
> I had one around the same price range once and I still lost a bunch of
> stuff, so who knows.  It isn't a bad idea I guess, but I wouldn't count on
> it protecting much.
>
> Not much help I know, but as I siad when I had mine I still lost ham gear.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
>