Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!nuchat!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.UUCP (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc Subject: Re: Protecting computer equipment Message-ID: <1010@ficc.UUCP> Date: 5 Jul 88 14:18:03 GMT References: <1188@gmu90x.UUCP> <24182@codas.att.com> Organization: SCADA Lines: 17 In article <1188@gmu90x.UUCP>, dana@gmu90x.UUCP (J Dana Eckart) writes: > ... what can I do to reduce the risk of damage via power and phone lines, > particularly from lightning? > As I understand it, there are basically two ways to protect the power > source: line conditioning and/or uninterruptible power supplies. Actually, about the only way to really be sure you're not nuked by a lightning strike is to use a motor-generator. Not only does it isolate you from the power lines but it makes an impressive humming noise. :->, in case you didn't guess. -- -- `-_-' Peter (have you hugged your wolf today) da Silva. -- U Ferranti International Controls Corporation. -- Phone: 713-274-5180. CI$: 70216,1076. ICBM: 29 37 N / 95 36 W. -- UUCP: {uunet,academ!uhnix1,bellcore!tness1}!sugar!ficc!peter.