Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!w8sdz From: w8sdz@brl-tgr.ARPA (Keith B. Petersen ) Newsgroups: net.dcom Subject: Re: Re: lightning, PACXs and computers Message-ID: <459@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 07:41:05 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.459 Posted: Tue Aug 6 07:41:05 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Aug-85 03:46:38 EDT References: <1397@islenet.UUCP> <29116@lanl.ARPA> <231@kitty.UUCP> Reply-To: w8sdz@brl-tgr.ARPA (Keith B. Petersen (WSMR)) Distribution: net Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 7 The most effective lightning protection for RS-232 is no hardwire connection. This can be accomplished by using fibre optics. Several manufacturers offer RS-232<-->fibre optic<-->RS-232 at reasonable prices. Belden (the wire manufacturer) is one. -- Keith Petersen