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Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:35:08 -0400
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There have been a lot of good comments on this topic but one recurring
comment that concerns me is that people keep equating surge protection with
lightening protection.

Comparing electrical surges to lightening is like comparing a drip in the
kitchen sink to a full blown, Mississippi River flood.

Surge protectors and lightening arrestors are not the same thing.

Do not rely on a UPS or a surge protector to save you from
lightening.  If you value the equipment, unplug it.

Jim Meagher

----- Original Message -----


> .....since lightning strike could
> wipe out a substantial investment, there is a surge protector on both
> the power and telephone inputs to the computer.

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