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Article #1617Re: Protecting computer equipment
From: berger
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1988 19:14
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 1988 19:14
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Line conditioners help protect against spikes from motors turning on,
RF interference, etc. They don't protect effectively against lightning
strikes. Likewise, the telephone protectors have little value. They
need a proper ground to have a chance of working - and I have NEVER
seen one installed with a proper ground. The ones made to plug into
an electrical outlet are useless.
Unplugging your modem from the phone line while not in use will help.
Mike Berger
Department of Statistics
Science, Technology, and Society
University of Illinois
berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
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