equipment protection advice

[Masta Shake]

Originally Posted by Thunderboltt

I don't think there would be enough room in a person's house to make the 1/2 mil protection worth it tbh. Who the hell has that amount of quality gear anyway...?

You're missing the point, Thunderboltt.... No one has half a mil of equipment, but they're sayng that for $75 (the price of the cord) they will guarantee to replace EVERYTHING that is plugged into it. I probably have $5000 worth of equipment plugged into mine, and sleep easy knowing that if a surge DOES destroy eveything, then I get it all back for free.

[Deathwish238]

Originally Posted by Bopper_T

I don't think it matters about the quality tbh. My PC is getting on in years, I don't have a great TV and my sound system is a basic stereo setup; but I'd still be pissed off if it all got damaged, when a £20 surge protector could have prevented it.

Well no...a 20 GBP surge protector will most likely do nothing. They'll stop small surges, but a lightning strike nearby will go right through it. And yes, they do happen...one happened to me in July and fried my network card.

You need to use either a power/line conditioner or an uninterruptible power supply(UPS) to have any chance vs lightning