"Joseph Meehan" wrote in
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CL (dnoyeB) Gilbert wrote:
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On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 10:42:05 -0400, "CL (dnoyeB)
Gilbert"
wrote:


It will absolutely
not offer any protection from lightning strikes,
direct or indirect.



20 years of experience here in Florida with
hundreds of customers and
their computers seems to dispute that. We have more
lightning strikes
on a typical summer afternoon than most of the
country sees in a
year. Effective grounding and transient protection
works.

effective grounding works. "Surge" protectors
protect from surges,
not lightning.

Very true, but surges may accompany lightning.
Both for sensitive equipment.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

Whole house protection is a standard option these days
for the Mains boxes and is readily avaliable. However,
that does not negate the need for surge protection on
sensitive equipment like computers: It's a different
level of protection and also surges are created within
the house environ also.
NOTHING will protect against all lightning strikes,
especially if they are close by.

HTH