a proper surge protector will protect your electronics, but if you have
serious lightning, it must be a multi-stage device - you put a heavy duty
protector at the power panel, and then you can use a spark gap followed by a
small inductor and then a MOV to protect the electronics.

"Ray Field" wrote in message
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Are "surge protectors" any real help in protecting electronics? Some years
ago I had the details for wiring and components to make a home brew surge
protector - lost with all the other "gonna do" projects.
"Gary Owens" wrote in message