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[CLUG] [OT] modems and lightning..

[CLUG] [OT] modems and lightning..

Kevin Bartlett kevinbartlett at iol.ie
Thu Feb 8 02:20:28 GMT 2001


In Sound Store, Oliver Plunket St, in Cork has 5 gang surge protectors,
WITH! Phone line protection as well! :-) All for the measly sum of £30.They
seem to do the trick, as I have one for each of my PCs and I havent lost a
modem yet :-))

I hope this is usefull info.

Kevin B;-)

> *ggrrrr* Remember that lightning storm the other night? I was woken at
> 4:30 by a huge clap of thunder and a bright bolt of lightning.
> Electricity was gone, and rain was drumming heavily on the windows and
> roof..
>
> It was only the next day I discovered my modem had been fried by the
> lightening, again. :|
>
> So, does anyone know of surge-protectors of some sort that'll protect
> against this happening again?
>
> D.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Cork maillist  -  Cork at linux.ie
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>
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