[rescue] Power question...

[Phil Stracchino]

On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 08:33:34AM -0600, Scott Newell wrote:
> Another friend was in the repair business years ago.  Most of the smoked
> VCRs he worked on had been struck, but through the CATV connection, not
> through the ac power input.  Something else to consider...

I have all my A/V gear on a surge suppressor that filters the power
lines, the incoming cable from the dish [we used to have], and the phone
line [which jack used to be used for the dish receiver's phone-home
line, but now goes to the modem].


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