Your system struck by lightning? What did you learn?
We pulled fiber optic cables through the attic and connected all the switches and router together with glass to fully isolate everything. That's funny because that's kind of what I'm thinking of doing. Not that extensively. The whole house is wired for Ethernet, but I am going to put together a fiber gap between the modem and main house router. |
You can also add coaxial gas tube arrestors upstream of the modem and off air antennas to add another layer. F Type Lightning Arrestor Female to Female Bulkhead with O-Ring 3GHz 75 ohm with 90V Gas Tube Discharge TV Surge Protector Surge Arrester https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PXQ4SV4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_8YYVZXTKYTYQZT6CFB3M |
My next door neighbour got struck by lighting about two months ago, house caught on fire. Major damage, will take them over nine months to repair. What I didn't realize at the time was I was hit. I lost two network switches and my Wyred 4 Sound preamp. It was connected to a panamax MR4300 so I filed a claim with them. Only paid me market value and not replacement. Strange that my DAC, Phono pre, Tuner, CD player and Amplifier were all spared. |
While doing TV and Audio repair and rebuilds (Early Seventies), in the Central Florida area, I learned: it's always best to completely unplug anything you value, before the lightning strikes. In the Summer, you could set your watch to the daily Thunder Storms (lots of business/lessons of value). The only thing I've ever personally lost to a storm, is a microwave, here in Indiana. |
