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</head><BODY BGCOLOR="#F8F8F8" ><div class="body"><SPAN style="font-size:11pt;">When I built my cabin 6 or 7 years ago, I had an I.C.E. Model 330 installed on it's own circuit breaker. (Instructions indicate that the unit virtually always shorts on failure.) It is only anecdotal, but nothing seems to have come through into the house at this point. I still have surge suppressors and UPS's on everything of value in the house, however. I chose the I.C.E. for cost effectiveness and prior experience with their inline noise suppressors. I have not noticed any line noise on the mains, either.<br /><br /></span></div>
<div class="body"><SPAN style="font-size:11pt;">We have very severe thunderstorms here during the monsoon season. I sit and watch strikes all around my house within a few hundred feet. I am sure some substantial impulses have tried to come in through my panel.<br /><br /></span></div>
<div class="body"><SPAN style="font-size:11pt;">I am not sure of availability right now. I see on their web site that the owner is recently SK. A loss to our community.<br /> -- 73 --<br /> J. Gary Bender, WS5N<br /> Fence Lake, New Mexico USA<br /><br /><br /></span></div>
<div class="body"><SPAN style="font-size:11pt;">On Mon, 30 May 2011 22:39:28 -0400 (EDT), Bob Bruninga wrote:</SPAN></div>
<div class="body"><SPAN style="font-size:11pt;color:navy;">> Time for a new topic...</SPAN></div>
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<div class="body"><SPAN style="font-size:11pt;color:navy;">> With lots of (APRS on topic) electronics at home, I wonder about putting in a whole-house surge protector. ANyone with experience there?</SPAN></div>
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<div class="body"><SPAN style="font-size:11pt;color:maroon;">>> I have a sneaking suspicion that the random</SPAN></div>
<div class="body"><SPAN style="font-size:11pt;color:maroon;">>> failures reported may have to do... with</SPAN></div>
<div class="body"><SPAN style="font-size:11pt;color:maroon;">>> voltage surges on the power line, especially</SPAN></div>
<div class="body"><SPAN style="font-size:11pt;color:maroon;">>> in areas that get lots of thunderstorm activity...</SPAN></div>
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<div class="body"><SPAN style="font-size:11pt;color:navy;">> Bob, Wb4aPR</SPAN></div>
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