----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf" Subject: Re: Lightning proof?
> Sometimes a surge partially gets past the first MOV. Also sometimes MOV's > go bad. Just extra insurance in other words. > > MOV is short for Metal Oxide Varistor and is is the semiconductor inside > the unit that actually deals with the surge. Good info, and for me, timely. I just picked up a new piece of home entertainment equipment and was planning on putting it on a surge protected power bar anyway, but somewhere around the shop i have a surge protected outlet. I'll install that and then plug the power bar inti ot. Thanks William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

