Re: Lightning strike protection

["Andy Whitfield" <andywhitfield2002@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A UPS protects equipment from lightning strikes on the mains.
Some have sockets to plug the modem / telephone line in but I'm not
so sure how good they are against lightning.
As for strikes to TV aerials.....  I haven't got an answer for that.
Andy the UPS Man

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "christopher purves"
<CHRIS_PURVES@M...> wrote:
> I have an APC3000 smart ups - if I want everything protected guess
I should
> get another one. Surely though, that ain't gonna stop
radio/tv/telephone
> sourced stuff right ?
>
> Chris
>
> >From: "Andy Whitfield" <andywhitfield2002@y...>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Lightning strike protection
> >Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:18:30 -0000
> >
> >Use a UPS to protect equipment from lightning strikes to the mains
> >supply.
> >Some UPSs have a connection to protect the phone line.  Not sure
> >whether this would protect against lightning or not.  If I have a
> >chance I'll check.
> >Andy the UPS man
> >
> >--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, James Fidell <james@c...> wrote:
> > > 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