[plug] Lightning risk

[Craig Foster]

Forget lightning strikes! You still have coax??????

:)

CraigF. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au 
> [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf Of Arie Hol
> Sent: Monday, 14 February 2005 5:33 PM
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] Lightning risk
> 
> 
> 
> On 14 Feb 2005 at 14:01, Jim Householder wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> > 
> > Can anyone shed light on the risk of spikes due to lightning?
> > 
> > Our current setup is Mains --> surge board --> UPS --> 
> computer-1.  #2 
> > has a more expensive surge board ($80,000 for damaged 
> equipment type).
> > I had the tv cable go through the fancy surge board but it 
> caused very 
> > bad interference so it's bypassed now, but there is a VCR 
> before the 
> > computer.
> > 
> > All mains powered equipment except the ADSL modem are surge 
> protected, 
> > but only the computers and monitors are on the UPSs.
> > 
> 
> I had a case last year, where a lightning strike got in 
> through and unprotected PC - followed the coax network cable 
> and took out three PC's and their NIC's as well as a 
> networked Laser printer.
> 
> Regards Arie