On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:35:24 -0400 Eben King <[email protected]> wrote:
> This time I ordered a surge suppressor too, > because that's how I think this one died. I live near Tampa.fl.us; > lotsa lightning here. > That's generally what lightning eats. Even if a suppressor appears to be working after a strike, it can be damaged and not do its job next time. I've had a phone answering machine confused after a strike but came back on rebooting. A later strike killed it. I had an even earlier machine, one with a cassette for recording, killed on the first one. We are much more likely to see lightning down the phone line than on the mains. Not for much longer of course, the copper is going this year or next. -- Joe
