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Originally posted by MI':
Kal,

Your comments have made me consider this topic.

In all my life (in the UK) I have never known personally damage caused by lightning. I have known the voltage to drop by a considerable amount and to cause the frequent failure of light bulbs as the voltage fluctuated but no other damage. I do tend to unplug equipment particularly computers if needed.

Regards

Regards
Same here. I have an apartment in the city where the voltage is stable (aside from the 2 major regional blackouts) and a 19th century house in the country where the voltage varies daily and brownouts/blackouts are common. In neither place, nor in any prior domocile, have I ever had any equipment damaged by AC voltage fluctuations. I guess buying a pricey plasma started me thinking about this and I have acted based on the emotional need to feel secure and some rational analysis of what equipment would actually do something.

Not everyone will reach the same conclusions.

Kal

Kal Rubinson
"Music in the Round"
Senior Contributing Editor, Stereophile