Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!spdcc!ima!haddock!kencr From: kencr@haddock.ima.isc.com (Kenny Crudup) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Lightning protection Message-ID: <14779@haddock.ima.isc.com> Date: 29 Sep 89 13:03:24 GMT References: <11561@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM> <7600025@hp-lsd.COS.HP.COM> <1827@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> Reply-To: kencr@haddock.ima.isc.com (Kenny Crudup) Organization: Interactive Systems, Cambridge MA Lines: 23 In article <1827@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> morris@jade.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Mike Morris) says: >Anyway, due to his experience, I compared the guts of a Tripp-Lite Isobar, >and the common "surge supressed" outlet strip. There are several heavy-duty >toroidal chokes and capacitors in an Isobar, vs 3 metal-oxide-varistors in the >cheapies. What are "Heavy duty toroidal chokes and caps" are going to do for you extra when given a large power hit? Tell me.... They may supress some mediocre spikes better than an all MOV approach, but when the shit hits the fan.... >The Isobar is also built with good components, and put together like >the proverbial tank - no snap-together plastic here - it's all metal and >screws. And....? -- Kenneth R. Crudup, Contractor, Interactive Systems Co.(386/ix), Cambridge MA Don't worry- I haven't lost my mind....its backed up on tape *somewhere*.... Phone (617) 661 7474 x238 {encore, harvard, spdcc, think}!ima!haddock!kencr kencr@ima.ima.isc.com