Recently, a thunderstorm fried my PC’s power supply and its motherboard. Although I wasn’t home at the time, I am pretty sure it was the storm and lightning-related surge of some type that did it, and ...

Because wireless systems are typically located out of doors and have components located on towers and tall buildings, they are especially susceptible to damage from lightning. Therefore, it is ...

The topic of lightning surge protection is always relevant, especially during these peak summer months. Residing in what has been dubbed The Lightning Strike Capital of the World — Central Florida — I ...

You can reduce the cost and risk of repairs, downtime, and loss of equipment and data by protecting incoming power and signal/data inputs and ensuring that protection devices are bonded together to an ...

Q. If there is a thunderstorm with lightning, and I have my wireless computers running, is there a possibility of damage from the electrical charges in the air? I can’t find any info and I’m sure ...

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Knowing industry guidelines can save you money and enhance performance. The vast array of surge protection devices, and the ratings that characterize them, can be confusing. How do you sort through ...

To unplug or not to unplug? That’s just one of many questions that plague South Africans living in the era of rolling blackouts. When the electricity supply suddenly returns after rolling blackouts, ...

The radio engineer does his best to prevent its intrusion into his equipment, but having a steel structure extending from 150 feet to 1,000 feet in the air invites lightning strikes. Nevertheless, ...