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1376533	2014-06-07 09:26:00	but, what are the odds of a direct hit close to your house? fairly slim but the damage is horrific. whats more common is pike a surges caused by events at great distance. you would not unplug anything because you don't see a storm. the protection is more about handling the more common small to mid sized hits rather than the very remote chance of a big hit. edit: btw lightning is just one cause. a mate did several repair jobs on telecommunication equipment after a "strike" (according to telecom) which happened when there was no lightning. go figure.	tweak'e (69)
1376534	2014-06-08 23:04:00	Consumer mag did a test of these many years back, they were all pretty much worthless, except the one costing almost $200 Generally, they are also only good for 1 'hit' I have had a customer hit buy a surge (actually a massive overvoltage) . It blew everything in the house, except the PC!! , and the printer was only a $5 fix.	1101 (13337)
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