RE: [OT] ADSL Lightning/Surge Suppression

["Steve Morgan" <smorgo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The telephone line surge suppressor in my APC UPS works just fine with my
ADSL line.

A recent power outage took out my ADSL router, so I've just bought an APC
Back UPS Pro 650VA for =A375+VAT from CPC. Considering last time I bought
o=
ne
of these, it cost me about =A3275, I'm quite pleased.

While I was at it, I also bought a cheap Trust 500VA UPS (=A325 + VAT from
CPC) and an APC Back UPS ES 350 (which is kind of like a chunky mains
distribution board, Amazon =A355). The Trust one is protecting my PABX
whic=
h
tends to lost it's internal clock at the slightest electrical provocation.
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I
wouldn't use it for a PC, though, because it doesn't have a comms link.

The APC 650VA was recognised automatically by XP and the UPS service
configured to provide automated shutdown. It was quite a surprise because
the Back UPS Pro has been around for about 7 years and has a serial
connection to the PC, not USB.

Given the cost, I'd seriously consider a UPS, if I were you - most seem to
come with telephone line protection.

Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bricknell, Tony [mailto:tony.bricknell@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 19 August 2004 12:43
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] ADSL Lightning/Surge Suppression
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> Given that I'm soon have some expensive kit hanging off my=20
> telephone line, I'm looking at lightening/surge suppression products.
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> Do "standard" telephone surge protectors work with ADSL,
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> do a need a particular type so as not to loose the ADSL signals?
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> TIA,
> Tony