geek%mit-amt.media.mit.edu@eecs.nwu.edu (Chris Schmandt) (07/18/89)
Well, as long as we're on the topic of surge protection and lightening arresters... Several postings have painted a pretty bleak picture on the probability of my gear surviving a strike on the phone line, which is claimed to be not that uncommon an event. So, can anyone suggest a reasonable approach to protection (i.e., a product?) and any evidence that it will work? With surge protectors on my power lines, I now feel a bit like Ben Franklin dangling those phone wires out of my house during our summer thunderstorm season. chris
john@uunet.uu.net (John Gayman) (07/25/89)
In article <telecom-v09i0242m05@vector.dallas.tx.us>, mit-amt!geek%mit-amt. media.mit.edu@eecs.nwu.edu (Chris Schmandt) writes: > Well, as long as we're on the topic of surge protection and lightening > arresters... Several postings have painted a pretty bleak picture > on the probability of my gear surviving a strike on the phone line, > which is claimed to be not that uncommon an event. So, can anyone > suggest a reasonable approach to protection (i.e., a product?) and > any evidence that it will work? Tripp-lite (sp) makes a very nice modular surge suppressor. It is a small box with a female RJ-11 recepticle and a male RJ-11 on a short pigtail. It also has a threaded post to which you hook earth ground. These do not appear to be the cheapy MOV-type of suppressors. They have avalanche diodes, gas dis-charge tubes and MOVs. I have them on both my lines and well.......for the past 3 years.......welll..... no problem yet. :-) It's like putting flat-proof in your tires, does it work ? One things for sure, they do *not* degradate the lines at all. I've found quite a spread price-wise. The same unit going from $69.00 locally to $27 mail-order. Hope this helps. John -- John Gayman, WA3WBU | UUCP: uunet!wa3wbu!john 1869 Valley Rd. | ARPA: john@wa3wbu.uu.net Marysville, PA 17053 | Packet: WA3WBU @ AK3P