I've heard this before, but never any evidence to substantiate it. I think the most salient point for us is that we don't get a lot of surges in our area. We're not exactly a hotbed for lightning and the BPA has things pretty well regulated.
-wes On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Richard C. Steffens <rst...@comcast.net>wrote: > We bought a used TV yesterday from a couple of brothers getting their > business started. They recommended that we get a surge protector rated > for 3200 joules. Their point was that ordinary surge protectors wear out > quickly, and after catching one or two surges are no longer able to > catch the next big one that comes along. I Googled and found that there > are such beasts, starting around $20 on Amazon. The one I looked at is > 18" x 6" x 2" and has 10 outlets, hence the mention of beasts. I don't > find a joule rating on any of the surge protectors we have in the house. > > So, the question is, are they correct? Are all the surge protectors in > the house probably shot? Is a rating of 3200 joules necessary? > > -- > Regards, > > Dick Steffens > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug