On Thu, 2003-05-01 at 11:42, Gary Stimson wrote: > At 17:10 29/04/03 +0100, you wrote: > >Can I assume that adsl modems/routers are vunerable to being damaged/fried > >just as easily as standard modems, by lightening, if left plugged into the > >phone line. > > If this is the case, anybody know if there is any protection > > available, so > > Some of those surge protected 4-bar mains sockets have an in and out for > telephony equipment. They might have UK phone sockets rather than the > american style used by the ADSL equipmenet, but a pair of standard modem > leads would probably link everything up OK. Bardwell Electronics on London > Road or Maplin probably have what you want. > I'm not convinced if they will be suitable, it's possible that they are designed solely for analogue equipment. A quick google search lead me to http://www.videkonline.co.uk/SubSections.asp?sectionID=107 where there are different products for ADSL and Analogue. I have no real experience here, just vague wanderings through theory. -- Regards, Adam Allen. adam@dynamicinteraction.co.uk pgp http://search.keyserver.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=adam%40dynamicinteraction.co.uk
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