On Jun 13, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Dan wrote:
> > At 9:52 AM -0400 6/13/2009, Dan wrote: >> Use a power strip / surge protector that has phone line protection. >> That way you have only two plugs to pull - the power and the dsl >> line into the strip. > > FWIW, another school of thought.... > > Surges need a path to follow that's better than your computer. > > If you cannot totally disconnect (isolate) all your equipment, then > it's better to simply shut it all down and turn the power off at the > surge protector. Leave the equipment plugged in... That way the > grounding system is still connected... My home network is a simple 3 or 4 computers-off-one-dsl-modem/router LAN. Computer setups are located in several rooms/studios. Each computer/other equipment (expensive and sensitive audio, scanners, etc) are connected to a power strip ... strips are sometimes daisy chained. So I usually only have 1 plug per room to pull ... and at the router, I pull all the ethernet cables, and the phone line. I feel like the hardwire ethernet cables still might act as an antenna for nearby strikes, but I'm resisting pulling them from the backs of my computers. Wireless connections would likely resolve that part ... Someone's comment made me start thinking of my CRTs as antennas as well ... Come to think of it ... I did have my electrical service upgraded fairly recently, and they added a surge protection to the system ... but he warned me about its function ... the lightning can enter the system anywhere, so its effectiveness is debatable ... I really think physical disconnection is the safest ... even with its comedic possibilities. Thanks all for the refresher course / comments ... Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
