bruce@central.sun.com (Bruce Samuelson) (06/09/89)
Leonard Evens in Sunspots 8.15 asks how to protect against this: > We have twice within the last year sustained lightning damage to terminals > and other devices connected through twisted pair wiring... A fair number of catalogs contain surge suppressors that plug into RJ-11 phone jacks and others that plug into 25-pin serial ports. We use these to protect our modems, workstations, and terminals. Our area gets a lot of lightning, and we have sustained no damage, but I have no way of knowing whether this is because of these suppressors. We bought them from Priority One Electronics, 21622 Plummer St., Chatsworth, CA 91311, 800-423-5922 and from Lyben Computer Systems, 1050 E. Maple Rd. Troy, MI 48083, 313-589-3440. Prices are in the $15-$50 range.