w_tom wrote:
Michael Ash wrote:
To the extent that the surge protector is able, yes. However, the cheap
power strip surge protectors that people often have are unlikely to absorb
a lighting strike. If this is your goal, make sure you purchase one that
says it can handle it. ...

Show me a surge protector with numbers that can 'absorb' or therefore
eliiminate surges? Myth purveyors - those who never looked inside nor
read a manufacturer datasheet - believe a surge protector somehow stops
or absorbs what three miles of sky could not. An appliance connects
directly to AC mains when plugged into a power strip protector. What
is 'in series' to absorb those joules? Nothing. There is no
electrical dam inside that power strip protector. Absorbing is not a
protector function. But with profits so high, myth promoters need you
to make that assumption and hope you ignore those numbers. How many
joules?

"Says it can handle it" is more than technical specs. A good attached
equipment guarantee is the best way to say that it can handle a strike.
This gives the manufacturer a good financial incentive to build their
equipment well, and if they fail then they'll pay you for the equipment
lost. Of course they won't recover lost data, but that's why you should
make backups anyway.

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Michael Ash
Rogue Amoeba Software