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IMO most domestic surge protectors are a waste of money. They won't protect you from a nearby lightning strike because they really aren't good enough for that (virtually nothing is) and as they are in effect just a spark gap you'd need one hell of a mains surge to trigger them.Feb 2, 2010

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