[ale] Off the Wall

[Geoffrey]

Russell Hogg wrote:
> 
> I have a surge protector at home that has a coax pass thru on it.  It has to
> be 12 or 15 years old though.

I've got a couple of these and their not that old.  You can find them at
Wal-mart and sound system stores (hifi-buys, circuit city).

Just make sure you read the fine print, to insure that you're covered
for replacement.  Many will cover no more than the device itself (the
protector), which will do you little good.

> 
> Russ
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: scottb at pixel-group.com [mailto:scottb at pixel-group.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:54 AM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] Off the Wall
> 
> I am trying to protect my new tv and pc from lightning over the coax what is
> the best way othere then unpluging to prevent the strikes from coming over
> the cable line
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