Summer Is Almost Here!

The trees are finally green, flowers are in bloom and the birds have finally flown back up north. Summer brings lots of thing to Central Florida, like tourists and the dreaded lightening storms. Have you ever seen what happens to the inside of a piece of electronic equipment after it has had 10,000 volts of electricity sent though it? It isn't pretty! Saving your electronic is easy and a whole lot less expensive than a new computer, TV or DVD player. The cheapest way to protect your electronic equipment is by purchasing surge protection. Surge protection comes in many forms, but the most common is build into power strips. MOST IMPORTANT...NOT ALL POWER STRIPS HAVE SURGE PROTECTION BUILT INTO THEM! 1) You must purchase a power strip that clearly states they have built in surge protection. 2) This is not the time to be cheap, purchase a surge protector that come with a guarantee if your equipment is damaged when plugged into their strip, they will replace the equipment up to $10,000. These are good quality and usually run around $35. You don't need to purchase the $150 strip, unless you need noise suppression for high end electronics. 3) If you are using this for audio/visual equipment, get one with connections for your cable, satellite and phone as these are the most common routes for lightening to hit your electronics. 4) If you are purchasing one for your computer, make sure your modem's phone line and broadband Ethernet cables run through the protector. The key idea here is that anything that comes out of a wall and into your electronic equipment must be protected. A small amount of money now can save you lots later.