Thanks to David Allen writing on Tue, 14 Aug 2001 23:19:39 -0700 for the following comment: >The only surge protector that protects against lightning is to be >unplugged from >the wall. (including modems, etc.) A surge protector can not stop the surge >caused by a lightning strike and the circuit breaker takes miliseconds to pop >after the surge has passed through to the computers. David, I understand that even this may not work, since lightening creates a magnetic field which ignores the lack of a physical connection! Jim Dwyer Munich, Germany Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 740 Printers refurbished $79 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
