Not sure on the ‘listed’ question, but you are correct about damage to the router.
Mark > On Aug 29, 2019, at 2:29 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > But wouldn’t NEC require a “listed” antenna discharge unit (i.e. surge > suppressor)? I doubt any of the usual suspects are listed. The alternative > would be to use shielded cable and ground the shield with a grounding block > at the entrance to the house. That seems to be the approach taken by sat TV > installers, but they are using coax anyway and it has a shield. > > With a grounding block, I’m not sure if the requirement is that it be bonded > to the electrical system ground, probably with a humongous wire. > > That’s why we stopped putting the Canopy surge suppressors on the outside of > houses, in our rural area, properly bonding the ground is impossible on many > houses. But with imperfect grounding, we found that the outside surge > suppressors greatly increased the likelihood that the customer’s router would > get the Internet port fried. Ground potential differences. The old adage > “ground’s ground the world around” ain’t true, at least not when lightning > hits a tree in the yard or the transformer on the utility pole. > > > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com>> On Behalf > Of Mark Radabaugh > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 12:41 PM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com > <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Using Surge Suppressors at CPE? Who does it? > > We do and always have. When lightning burns down the house I very much > want the fire inspector to find the melted Cambium logo on the surge > suppressor cover. We built it per NEC, sorry about the house burning down. > Sue the guys with the deep pockets, not me. > > Mark > > >> On Aug 29, 2019, at 1:05 PM, Sam Lambie <samtaos...@gmail.com >> <mailto:samtaos...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I am wondering how many of you install either a Cambium SS, McCowntech SS or >> Ubiquiti SS at a customers house. >> We have been doing it since day one by placing inside at the antenna cable >> ingress location. Makes for a great coupler to change the cable from outdoor >> to indoor as well. >> Since Cambiums SS's have gotten stupidly pricey, we have switched to >> Ubiquiti, but they suck to mount cleanly and quickly. And to be honest, >> Mccowntech are expensive as well. >> My question is this, who thinks it's worth it to do every home all the time? >> >> -- >> -- >> Sam Lambie >> Taosnet Wireless Tech. >> 575-758-7598 Office >> www.Taosnet.com <http://www.newmex.com/> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com>
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