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>1. Blown motherboard but power supply OK in PC
>2. Burn marks inside modem case and a few components looking like they had
>exploded.
>Lightning surge must have come down the phone line attached to the modem
>but left the other line (our main home one) intact.
Yup had this with my old 386 some time back, same reason. Anyone know if
standard surge suppressors work in these situations or should one go for
UPS? (Do they work?)
Paul Attwood
GP Thanet
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