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Re:Lightning on phone lines.

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From: Ric Wheeler
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 1988 20:36
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     The only sure way of eliminating this problem is to unplug the 
darn thing.We've lost many a 1489 and 1488 (receiver and transmitter chips)
due to lightning,even with mov's on the lineJust put 'em in sockets,it 
makes for a quick repair when they get hit the next time.
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From: 42_145@uwovax.uwo.ca (Ric Wheeler)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re:Lightning on phone lines.
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Date: 6 Oct 88 20:36:42 GMT
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Organisation: University of Western Ontario, Canada