[ICOM] CT-17 & MAX 232

[Bill NY9H]

At 07:07 AM 8/12/2008, you wrote:
>As a result of an disagreement with some lightning I lost my 
>CT-17... The MAX 232 chip literally lost its top!
>
>2:  The surge appears to have come in on the Verizon FIOS line.  Is 
>there anyone familiar enough with FIOS to answer a question off list for me?


I suspect the bad stuff came in elsewhere as the fiber- optic,,,, 
should not be conducting anything... copper yes, fiber  no...

any experts out there.

bill