>If you are concerned about lightning strikes, add a second layer of >protection in the form of a small surge/spike protector that attaches to the >outlet. My parents experience lightning strikes on the Eastern Shore of >Maryland, so my stepfather got these small tube-shaped surge protectors that >attach to the outlet to protect valuable equipment. The devices cost ~ $25 >each and protect against big spikes from lightning strikes, etc. You attach >the UPS power cable to the device and it protects the UPS, which protects >the computer. > >If it seems like overkill, consider my stepfather's background in electrical >engineering. He designed nuclear power plant systems, among other things, >and his design thinking always starts with redundancy and safety.
Sounds like a good idea. What are they actually called and where would I get them? I would like to put on on the computer and one on the stereo/plasma. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:293838 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
