Anne Cartwright wrote: > Eric, > > My whole set up is hooked to a surge protector which in turn is > plugged into a UPS/surge protector, however as I understand it, if > lightnig hits close enough it will fry them too. A surge protector > cannot protect against a strong hit by lightening. > > Anne > > > On Thursday, August 28, 2003, at 03:25 PM, B. Eric Bradley wrote: > >> Not since I hooked 'em all up (cable connection included) to surge >> protection/battery backups. APC battery backup units start at around >> $40 and I sleep much easier. >> >> >>> Does anyone in the group besides me unplug their computer during an >>> electrical storm? >>> >>> Anne >>
Smart girl Anne! Anyone that wants to bunk heads with Mother Nature is definitely getting the short end of the stick. It's similar to a pedestrian walking in front of a moving car because they have the right-of-way. Right or wrong, the car wins and the pedestrian loses. I'd like to know what idiot came up with that one. Getting back to the lightning. If it gets into your house power lines, it could take out everything that's plugged in. Surge protectors only provide protection from power surges at the local power plant. Even though chances of getting hit by lightning are slim, why take chances if you don't have to. An ounce of prevention and all that stuff. Oh! Yeah! I disconnect too. -- Tony LaFemina When you want to do more than just buy software http://hometown.aol.com/visitmacland/index.html mailto:remacs at optonline.net | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be September 23. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
