On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Joe wrote:
>have protective devices on ALL lines and not just the power lines. The
>devices have saved my equipment but they get blown out in the process.
>Frankly I wonder if it's worth it. A good telephone line protector cost
>more than a MODEM does.
Actually, I'm not at all convinced that the 'surge protectors' are as
reliable as they claim. I have one that refused to blow several times,
when I shorted a cable connected to it. Another one (working properly)
_did_ blow.
--Max Eskin (max82_at_surfree.com)
http://scivault.hypermart.net: Ignorance is Impotence - Knowledge is Power
Received on Thu Jul 08 1999 - 11:45:56 BST