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Re: Lightning strike protection



By "2 20 amp lines" you mean two off single phase 240Vac supplies
from your fuse box rated at 20Amps?
I have UPSs that can do up to 5000va / 3250Watts max load.  Any good?
Andy the UPS Man.
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "christopher purves"
<CHRIS_PURVES@M...> wrote:
> Anyone know of anything more idustrial ? Looking to protect node 0
which has
> 2 20 amp lines into it ? It also has radio/tv/satelite feeds
coming in.
>
> Chris
>
>
> >From: "Ho Yin Ng" <yahoogroups@h...>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Lightning strike protection
> >Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:03:00 +0100
> >
> >You can get those power extension leads which have surge
protection which
> >also have telephone line protection.
> >
> >Maplins and even Argos have them .. never used them though so
can't comment
> >on whether they really work.
> >
> >Ho yin
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "James Fidell" <james@c...>
> >To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 12:44 PM
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Lightning strike protection
> >
> >
> > > Guess who has broken stuff to replace this morning? :)
> > >
> > > We had a cheap phone die in the storms on Friday morning and
somehow,
> > > though I can't see how, the switch port that my adsl router
is
plugged
> > > into stopped working with a loud "pop" last night.
> > >
> > > So, before I move to asterisk and risk blowing up an entire
PC, I could
> > > really do with some sort of protection from lightning
strikes
on the
> > > phone lines (they run over ground, over the tops of hills,
for
about
> > > three miles to the exchange, so an easy target for
lightning).
> > >
> > > Any recommendations?  Preferably avoiding moving house...
> > >
> > > James
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >





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