[Test-Equipment] Mains protection for work bench test equipment?

[Gary Pewitt]

Robert,
Sorry if you thought I was trying to insult you.  Actually you are 
one of the people one these lists that I have a good deal of respect 
for.  Once again I forgot to add a smiley face.
I am well aware, to my cost, that the telephone line allows surges to 
burn out equipment.  My set up now has a good quality UPS connected 
through a good quality surge protector and the phone lines going through both
units.  I don't buy 6 dollar surge protectors and even with the 
better quality ones I know that they are usually only good for one 
jolt.  I'd rather burn out a 40 dollar surge suppressor than a 2000 
dollar computer or radio.
I can't afford a 500 dollar surge suppressor or line conditioner but 
I do the best I can.  Poor people have poor ways.  And I don't wear a 
20 dollar helmet.  :-)  :-)
73  Gary   and I do mean "best wishes".



At 09:12 PM 2/17/2008, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
>Gary,
>
>There is no excuse for being personally insulting on these lists.  I don't
>have a $20 head.  And commercial and military grade UPS don't have 
>phone jacks
>anyway.  That's a comsumer grade sales gimmick.
>
>But my point was that the AC line isn't the only ingress path for a lightning
>strike.  In the case here, it was determined later that the last phoneco guy
>who worked on the drop for one of the lines left the entry point suppressor
>disconnected.
>
>In a message dated 2/17/2008 7:18:27 PM Central Standard Time,
>n9zsv at magtel.com writes:
> > A -good- Surge suppressor or UPS has connections to protect the phone
> > lines too.  As with most things you get what you pay for.  My
> > motorcycling friends have a saying, " If you've got a 20 dollar head,
> > buy a 20 dollar helmet."
> > 73  Gary
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:08 PM 2/17/2008, WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
> > >The only lightning damage we ever had here came in on the phone lines.
> > >Didn't bother the UPS, though.
> >
>
>Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
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Gary Pewitt  N9ZSV   n9zsv at magtel.com  479 675 4376
1500 French Prairie Rd. Booneville, Arkansas  72927
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