ethan a young wrote: > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:08:52 -0400 > From: Dave Phillips <dlphillips@xxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:dlphillips@xxxxxxxxxx>> > Subject: lovely weather > To: LAU <linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > Message-ID: <4A3D17A4.6050603@xxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:4A3D17A4.6050603@xxxxxxxxxx>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Greetings, > > In fact, we've had some terrible weather. Yesterday morning we had the > heaviest thunderstorm of the year so far, complete with great dark > rumbling skies and pyrotechnical displays of lightning. Lots and lots of > lightning. > > Can you tell where this message is going ? > > I like to think I'm not utterly deranged, so as a matter of course I > disconnect the power lines to my gear whenever we have a heavy storm. > And so I did this time, except I didn't unplug the cable modem > connection. Well, live and learn, and so I have, to the combined > expense of one modem, one router, and one laptop. (Sounds kinda like a > John Lee Hooker song). I'm actually happy the damage didn't include the > two desktop boxes also connected to the router. > > I'll remember that cable connection next time, I promise. > > Grumble... > > Best, > > dp > > Dave, very sorry to hear that! > > Are surge protectors insufficient to protect sensitive audio equipment? > We have started to use surge protectors to connect all our electronics > to outlets, and they seem to have helped immensely. they have something > like $75,000 equipment warranties but i don't want to take chances with > replacing or repairing my audio equipment (what a hassle!) if something > does happen. on the other hand, i don't care if my tv gets fried :) Not much protects against lightning. Even unplugging from the mains might not - lightning is powerful enough to jump across insulator gaps. -- David gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
