Cable TV surge protection

[Big_steve]

Do most folks use an in-line surge protector on their cable tv coax cable? If so, where are you connecting it to ground?

[Big_steve]

Nothing will protect from a direct hit on the cable, (or AC supply for that matter) You get surge suppressors for near hits, which can run a spike up to a couple of thousand volts.

[fj12ryder]

Nope, never heard of one, and most likely wouldn't have one if I had heard of it. come to think of it, we don't have one at home either.

[2oldman]

wildtoad wrote:
So maybe they don’t have scattered thunderstorms that pop up quickly in the desert south west..

All the time, but not so quickly you can't unplug. Good luck finding a surge protector that's good to a few hundred thousand volts.

[wildtoad]

So maybe they don’t have scattered thunderstorms that pop up quickly in the desert south west. Personally I’m not sure anything really will protect the coax if the cable is struck by lightning unless you unplug from the post. PIA.

[2oldman]

Oh Jees.. for lighting unplug. Everything.

[Big_steve]

road-runner wrote:

2oldman wrote:
First I've heard of this. Where would a surge of power come from in a coax cable?

Lightning, I would think.

Yes, Have lost a tv and and a desktop over the years from nearby lightning coming in the coax cable.

[road-runner]

2oldman wrote:
First I've heard of this. Where would a surge of power come from in a coax cable?

Lightning, I would think.

[2oldman]

First I've heard of this. Where would a surge of power come from in a coax cable?

[Lwiddis]

I don't when in an RV park...rare.