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harlon
Location: USA
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Although most forum users are aware of this, I thought I'd share it anyhow in case some underestimate the importance of good surge protection. Recently, during a pretty hard storm, a co-worker's TV, DVD, VCR, home theatre system - several other electronics - all got fried during the storm. And - no - he didn't have any of it running through surge protectors. However, the part that may surprise some folks is that none of the devices were turned on. Everything was off and still got fried. It wasn't a DAW workstation - but oh how it could've been! Just thought I'd pass that along.
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VoodooRadio
Location: USA
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| Posted - Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:50 am |
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Thanks for the "reminder" Harlon. I've always been a big fan of protection. It doesn't make any sense to invest "mucho $$$'s" in equipment and then leave it vulnerable to disaster!! 
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kylen
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Yes, good thought harlon. That's one of those 'this won't happen to me' scenarios.
kylen
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Robert Livingston
Location: Canada
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It's interesting that a lot of Radio Frequency energy exists in a lightning strike! So ... you get standing waves of voltage / current, with nodes in the wiring. An open switch does nothing for RF induction from one conductor to another. Even a surge protector will not help if located at a node point. However, a variety placement of multiple surge protectors do help if randomly placed. But not to under-estimate the effects of a direct hit. That's not a SURGE, but an explosive ZAP!
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