To be fair they did specify "underground" ;) j
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009, Don Kelly wrote: > For fiber installations, be sure that your loops are not placed where > flashes will distract drivers or people performing potentially dangerous > activities. > > --Don > > Don Kelly > PCF Corp > People Come First > > 651 842-1000 > 888 Don Kell(y) > 651 842-1001 fax > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 4:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [asterisk-users] interesting comment. New Physics? > > While browsing about, found http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/TDM400P, > where I found this comment: > > "Here's a tip passed on from an old telephone engineer. Where your copper > 2-wire cable approaches the building, underground, finish with several large > loops, about a metre in diameter, laid on top of each other. Fast moving, > high energy spikes will spin off the outside of the loop as they speed into > your installation, reducing the amount of energy your spike trap has to > absorb. The coil shouldn't have enough loops to create any induction > effects." > > I am grateful for this introduction to the New Physics. > > Just be sure not to stand on the periphery of the loop, when lightning > strikes nearby. <g> > > joe a. > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
