Comments on: Surge protection http://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/07/surge-protection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surge-protection Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chrishttp://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/07/surge-protection/#comment-5655 Chris Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:25:04 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=305#comment-5655 Greenway, you're spot on with how important protecting those communication lines is too. So many surge protective devices only deal with guarding power lines, and as a result, a whole slew of sensitive appliances are being neglected. I was actually interested in what you had to say about HDTV, so didn't exactly expect this topic. Really pleased to find you talked about surge! Greenway, you’re spot on with how important protecting those communication lines is too. So many surge protective devices only deal with guarding power lines, and as a result, a whole slew of sensitive appliances are being neglected.

I was actually interested in what you had to say about HDTV, so didn’t exactly expect this topic. Really pleased to find you talked about surge!

]]> By: Chrishttp://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/07/surge-protection/#comment-6623 Chris Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:25:00 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=305#comment-6623 Greenway, you're spot on with how important protecting those communication lines is too. So many surge protective devices only deal with guarding power lines, and as a result, a whole slew of sensitive appliances are being neglected. I was actually interested in what you had to say about HDTV, so didn't exactly expect this topic. Really pleased to find you talked about surge! Greenway, you’re spot on with how important protecting those communication lines is too. So many surge protective devices only deal with guarding power lines, and as a result, a whole slew of sensitive appliances are being neglected.

I was actually interested in what you had to say about HDTV, so didn’t exactly expect this topic. Really pleased to find you talked about surge!

]]> By: B.Greenwayhttp://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/07/surge-protection/#comment-295 B.Greenway Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:40:42 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=305#comment-295 Absolutely true that no surge protector is going to survive a direct lightning strike, the majority of the time that lightning does “take out” equipment its a static-charge through the telephone line, cable or sat feeds, which is why I really recommend surge protectors that include those connections. Absolutely true that no surge protector is going to survive a direct lightning strike, the majority of the time that lightning does “take out” equipment its a static-charge through the telephone line, cable or sat feeds, which is why I really recommend surge protectors that include those connections.

]]> By: B.Greenwayhttp://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/07/surge-protection/#comment-6622 B.Greenway Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:40:00 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=305#comment-6622 Absolutely true that no surge protector is going to survive a direct lightning strike, the majority of the time that lightning does “take out” equipment its a static-charge through the telephone line, cable or sat feeds, which is why I really recommend surge protectors that include those connections. Absolutely true that no surge protector is going to survive a direct lightning strike, the majority of the time that lightning does “take out” equipment its a static-charge through the telephone line, cable or sat feeds, which is why I really recommend surge protectors that include those connections.

]]> By: Peterhttp://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/07/surge-protection/#comment-294 Peter Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:46:51 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=305#comment-294 No surge protector is going to survive a direct lightening strike, but a good one can protect against many power anomolies. A few years ago we had some work done on our house which resulted in the secondary electrical ground being severed. Unknown to everyone, the primary ground had already been broken leaving the whole house ungrounded. Lights surged and voltages swung wildly until the power was shut off. My computer was plugged into a power strip that now had a very bad smell and smoke coming out of it. The unit did its job and the computer was fine, while many other small appliances in the house got fried. The manufacturer stood behind their warranty and replaced the unit for free. A decent surge protector is cheap insurance for expensive electronic equipment. If you buy one from a reputable manufacturer, it will be the last one you buy since they will replace it if it fails. No surge protector is going to survive a direct lightening strike, but a good one can protect against many power anomolies.
A few years ago we had some work done on our house which resulted in the secondary electrical ground being severed. Unknown to everyone, the primary ground had already been broken leaving the whole house ungrounded. Lights surged and voltages swung wildly until the power was shut off. My computer was plugged into a power strip that now had a very bad smell and smoke coming out of it. The unit did its job and the computer was fine, while many other small appliances in the house got fried. The manufacturer stood behind their warranty and replaced the unit for free. A decent surge protector is cheap insurance for expensive electronic equipment. If you buy one from a reputable manufacturer, it will be the last one you buy since they will replace it if it fails.

]]> By: Peterhttp://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2005/07/surge-protection/#comment-6621 Peter Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:46:00 +0000 http://www.hometheaterblog.com/?p=305#comment-6621 No surge protector is going to survive a direct lightening strike, but a good one can protect against many power anomolies. A few years ago we had some work done on our house which resulted in the secondary electrical ground being severed. Unknown to everyone, the primary ground had already been broken leaving the whole house ungrounded. Lights surged and voltages swung wildly until the power was shut off. My computer was plugged into a power strip that now had a very bad smell and smoke coming out of it. The unit did its job and the computer was fine, while many other small appliances in the house got fried. The manufacturer stood behind their warranty and replaced the unit for free. A decent surge protector is cheap insurance for expensive electronic equipment. If you buy one from a reputable manufacturer, it will be the last one you buy since they will replace it if it fails. No surge protector is going to survive a direct lightening strike, but a good one can protect against many power anomolies.
A few years ago we had some work done on our house which resulted in the secondary electrical ground being severed. Unknown to everyone, the primary ground had already been broken leaving the whole house ungrounded. Lights surged and voltages swung wildly until the power was shut off. My computer was plugged into a power strip that now had a very bad smell and smoke coming out of it. The unit did its job and the computer was fine, while many other small appliances in the house got fried. The manufacturer stood behind their warranty and replaced the unit for free. A decent surge protector is cheap insurance for expensive electronic equipment. If you buy one from a reputable manufacturer, it will be the last one you buy since they will replace it if it fails.

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