This is an area that is critical to the continued operation of your PC. Power surges and lightning strikes can sometimes get coupled onto your PC through the power or phone line. These surges can damage your PC.
Surge protected power strips have snubber circuits that filter out these potentially dangerous power line transients.
In addition to AC line protection many surge protectors also have protected phone line connectors. Use these to protect your PC's modem:
a) Plug a standard telephone cable between the phone wall connector and the 'In' connector on the surge protector.
b) Use a second cable to connect your modem to the 'Out' connector.
Your modem and PC are now protected from dangerous phone line transients.
Surge protectors with these features cost around $20 dollars and are well worth every bit of it!
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