CAT5 surge/lightning strike protection recommendations?
Mark Radabaugh
mark at amplex.net
Wed Sep 14 02:31:29 UTC 2005
David Lesher wrote:
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>Surge protectors can not protect you from ground differential issues.
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True enough - but 10/100 Ethernet is normally isolated by the
transformer on the Ethernet transceiver. AFAIK there is not a
connection between the signal lines and ground. Isolation is 1500V for
the magnetics I checked.
Off course all bets are off when lightning strikes since the voltage
tends to be just a tad higher than 1500 volts.....
Mark Radabaugh
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