On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 10:34:31AM +0530, jtd wrote:
> wonder which would be safer. Cable TV has tens of (almost) parallel
> connections with cable length of 25 to fifty meters. Each TV would
> have a surge arrestor - the small neon lamp in the antenna lead. Otoh
> the triband modem will have a proper gas discharge lightining
> suppressor - but only one per circuit with much longer cable.
>
The main danger is from the terraces that are directly exposed to the
sky. So cable gets hit easily. Actually the ethernet cards must be
getting knocked off due to the high static levels. An actual lightning
jolt will be big news in that area with possible damage to life and
property ( God forbid ).
Regards,
Rony.
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