Cable TV surge protection
Do most folks use an in-line surge protector on their cable tv coax cable? If so, where are you connecting it to ground?
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Big_steve wrote:road-runner wrote:2oldman wrote:Lightning, I would think.
First I've heard of this. Where would a surge of power come from in a coax cable?
Yes, Have lost a tv and and a desktop over the years from nearby lightning coming in the coax cable.
NOTHING short of fully 100% disconnecting the cable from a TV, cable modem, TV antenna is going to "protect" you from an direct OR INDIRECT lightning strike on said device.
Anyone who tells you that their addon device will protect your device from a lightning strike is full of baloney.
I have never lost a TV or any other device due to lightning strikes when they are fully 100% disconnected.
I have lost POTS phones, DSL modem, answering machine, router, PC network card, network hub which was not disconnected and we had a nearby lightning strike (not direct hit).
So, as a rule of thumb, IF there is a 30% or better chance of an electrical storm and we are not going to be home, EVERYTHING from DSL modem, PCs, TVS, stereos, Sat equipment MUST be disconnected. The only item that does not get disconnected is the POTS phone and answering machine.
You simply cannot buy a $10-$1000 addon wonder device which can handle the power of a lightning strike.
