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RE: Unplugging gear when not in use

Bill,

When you're talking about the really high voltage power surges that might result from a lightning strike to the power grid that supplies your home turning off normal wall switches might not be good enough. That kind of currenr is strong enough to jump the small gap in a wall switch.

In some circumstances nothing short of unplugging your gear will protect it, but a whole house surge protector (when properly installed where the power enters your home) that shunts the power surge directly to ground before it gets into your house wiring is your next best solution.


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