[Cube] help with protection of surges

[John Guy]

> It won't make any difference, the source of the surge can be
> generated miles away, and then the spike travels through the wires to
> your house. I used to have a similar problem until the dug in the
> cables.
> 
>> strike near the  house in three y ears. Last time it  fried a
>> little tv, turning the white casing bright yellow.
>> 
>> Second  question: I had good surge protectors on all equipment.
>> Ought i replace them now?
> 
> Probably.
> 
>> 3. Is there  any extra strong kind of surge protector i ought knkow
>> about
> 
> What I learned is that the surge protector that is not expensive is
> list like not having it at all. Expect to pay a lot for protectors
> that you can have some confidence in. Alternatively, just unplug
> everything while you are not at home or you can feel the storm coming.

On the money front, the better the protector the better the insurance they
offer on damaged equipment that was plugged into them etc read the small
print and check.

JG