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Originally Posted by westom
A lightning strike to the house does not damage appliances. Lightning striking utility wires even a mile away can be a direct strike to household appliances.
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That should not make anyone angry. But it does. People do not like to admit to being scammed by products from APC, Belkin, Panamax, Monster, Furman, and Tripplite. Effective 'whole house' protectors come from a long list of other companies well known for integrity.
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I've had 2 strikes. One tree in front yard, another in back. 1st hit, tree in front, took out 3 older tube sets, and alarm panel. One set still worked, with wonky colors. It eventually cleared up. I saw the strike that hit the tree in the back yard, saw branches flying, bark blown off. Went out after storm and tree was still warm. That one left the TV's alone (newer sets, plasma and lcd) but it took out most of the magnetic window and door switches, and alarm panel.
Seeing the damage, however, I would suspect the two little disks in a power strip will do little other than making the switched strip fail.
I suspect the UPS in between the lines and my server will do more to protect the server.