Joseph Meehan wrote:
I have had only one power surge damage and I do have whole house
protection and some point source protection. The one item I had
damaged was my A/C unit that was just a few feet away from the spot
on the ground where the lightning hit. That was very close to my
home. I consider myself lucky and the repair was very cheap, it
damaged a small circuit board that was not really needed.

If the small circuit board wasn't needed, why did you have it repaired?