....and even though it's pouring down rain with thunder and flashes abounding.....and my nine year old is scared and my wife is afraid of basement flooding (catch valve and pump there)......my first thought is, "Is my system going to be ok"....;-)Then it dawned on me. I have dedicated AC lines, after market power cords, audiophile outlets, but NO "surge protection." if the house did get hit, or there was a power anomaly of some sort and I had no time to act, how does one protect the beloved home rig from nature's electrical forces?
what is an audiophile to do here? how can i protect against this while preserving the sanctity of the tweaks?
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Topic - So, our house was almost hit by lightning last night..... - Ian Mackenzie 20:35:31 09/22/05 (24)
- Even in a Blackout or Brownout... - Cougar 15:17:20 09/23/05 (0)
- Regardless of how good of a surge suppressor / line conditioning unit... - Sean 14:46:03 09/23/05 (0)
- Re: So, our house was almost hit by lightning last night..... - Taosman 13:43:18 09/23/05 (0)
- Un plug your system - Kloss 11:20:47 09/23/05 (1)
- Good advice. Don't forget to unplug your treadmill, too.(nt) - samtellig 14:18:38 09/23/05 (0)
- Power Surge versus Direct Lightning Strike - 2 different scenarios entirely... - DevillEars 10:01:09 09/23/05 (0)
- Home owners insurance. If everything gets fried, you get to go shopping for new stuff! nt - gme109 09:15:31 09/23/05 (1)
- That supposes that the new stuff you can get is up to par with you had... - DevillEars 10:09:00 09/23/05 (0)
- Our house got hit last month - Quint 07:21:32 09/23/05 (0)
- Lightening did hit our house, 6' from where my stereo was on. - Norm 06:19:26 09/23/05 (0)
- There is no protection. Pull plugs -- - samtellig 06:11:04 09/23/05 (2)
- Re: There is no protection. Pull plugs -- - Zed Simon 14:10:07 09/23/05 (0)
- Yeah, that's what I was going to say - Bruce from DC 09:29:41 09/23/05 (0)
- What is the sound of..... - Dan Banquer 05:33:28 09/23/05 (1)
- "What would I do if I wasn't home to unplug the system?" - Ian Mackenzie 06:03:15 09/23/05 (0)
- I use an AC line conditioner... - David Spear 05:02:02 09/23/05 (0)
- What's funny is - mt10425 04:13:47 09/23/05 (0)
- \\\what is an audiophile to do here?/// The most secure thing to do is UNPLUG IT ~t - three_sox 02:27:37 09/23/05 (1)
- Then unplug your audio system.... :-) - DevillEars 06:32:21 09/23/05 (0)
- surge protector LOL - Jon L 00:16:34 09/23/05 (0)
- Re: So, our house was almost hit by lightning last night..... - Cougar 21:42:13 09/22/05 (1)
- Re: So, our house was almost hit by lightning last night..... - Frihed89 00:38:28 09/23/05 (0)
- Re: So, our house was almost hit by lightning last night..... - corerosin 20:43:35 09/22/05 (0)
- Just get an extra insurance with a cash replacement value... - kuma 20:43:07 09/22/05 (0)