[Gllug] OT Lightning

[Bruce Richardson]

On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 08:05:07PM +0100, Russell wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> When I was in South Africa my machine got zapped by lightning twice via
> the phone line.  Should I take precautions over here or are first world
> phone systems safe from this?

No, they aren't.  I had a motherboard and modem smoked by a lightning
strike, once.  At the very least I would recommend a combination
surge-proteced adapter and modem protector like the Belkin models

http://www.blisware.com/pc/pc_upgrades/belkin_surge2.htm

The £30 price tag is typical.  The cheapo £10-£15 pound items you can
pick up in various places are not enough.

If you're willing to spend £60 or more then there are some cheap soho
UPS units on the market.

Either way it's good insurance against the cost and hassle of replacing
frazzled components.

-- 
Bruce

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards, apart from
ostriches if you punch them hard enough.
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