15 Jul
2001
15 Jul
'01
12:17 a.m.
On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Eric Chomko wrote:
I've been accumulating the damages from a recent
thunderstorm. Wow!
Originally I thought
it was just a GFI breaker and the phones. But it turns out that a
computer got hit (just a PC),
and the cable box as well as a TV. I'm making a list (8 entries so far).
Thank God my bro-in-law
here in Maryland gave me a surge supressor that I put on my SWTPC. Makes
me think I need
more of those things.
Anyone else have such an event happen? Also, take this as a warning to
protect you most valuable
possessions. I intend to get a few more surge suppressors to protect
stuff. This is the one and only
time that this has happened to me, and I'm felling lucky.
Save the surge suppressors for those items that you keep powered up.
Unplug the remainder! Save money, save hardware.
- don
Eric