[SixClub] Those that care

[donroden at hiwaay.net]

At a remote FM transmitter site, I tied twelve knots in the power cord  
going to a STL receiver that was always getting zapped by lightning  
surges.

It's an "old" TV repairman's trick to tie several knots in a delivered  
tv set's cord.  Several swear by it,... others say it couldn't hurt.

The STL kept being zapped by surges ( but I do think to a lesser  
degree )until I purchased a product called "Zero Surge"...

http://www.zerosurge.com/HTML/workres.html


That product works, and I have one on each of my radios and computers.


Don WA4NPL







Quoting "George Clark" <ko4qr at yahoo.com>:

>  Basically, anything that plugs into an Electrical outlet, you tie  
> into a loose knot. The theory is if you get a lighting hit close to  
> you and it comes into you wiring, it will hit the knot, burning your  
> card but not the what ever that is attached to it. I have all my  
> electrical Eqpt. in that manner. I've had neighbors have lost some  
> of their appliances and other devices but all I had to do was  
> replace my electrical plug in wiring. Now don't get me wrong,like  
> you and others, I unplug my radios and other equipment that I can!
> --- On Sun, 5/17/09, dogsnradios <dogsnradios at att.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: dogsnradios <dogsnradios at att.net>
> Subject: Re: [SixClub] Those that care
> To: "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009, 10:39 AM
>
>
> Interesting concept George. I admit I can not picture this in my mind
> though. Can you post some more information,diagrahms or links for this?
> Thanks
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Clark" <ko4qr at yahoo.com>
> To: <undisclosed recipients:>
> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 6:14 PM
> Subject: [SixClub] Those that care
>
>
> For those that not not know, ( I think those that are Hams do) If you get a
> lighting to hit your electric pole,can burn your equipment out. If you put a
> over and under through type hook up, it'll burn to the wiring but not the
> Equipment out(Choke) and all you'll have to do is replace your electrical
> hook up to your equipment. It can be loose not tight.
> GW ko4qr
>
>
>
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