"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
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GregS wrote:

Surge protectors for your whole house aren't that
costly, and form an effective first line of defense
that may be all you need.

My home electrical provider offers this at a cost of
about $5 a month. Pretty much a rip off, when you could
install it and save about $60 a year. Some well under
$100 for the module.

Yeah, but when something is damaged by a power surge
(including the surge protector) who're you gonna call?

Your insurance guy?

Tripp-Lite (and maybe some others) offer something like
insurance if your equipment is damaged by a power surge
when connected through their devices, but the fine print
is pretty restrictive.

Also, why buy semi-effective hardware to obtain highly
restrictive insurance? ;-)