I have just returned from Screwfix/Electrafix to collect an order. I notice in the Electrafix side of the store that there was a poster for electrical stuff showing a BG single module SPD for £24.99. Clearly not a King's ransom.

It would seem to me to be cheap insurance? Certainly much cheaper than most of your electronic filled appliances, the PCB in your boiler and your smoke alarms.

A few years back I lost a modem along with 2 other neighbors after a thunderstorm , We have overhead phone lines. BT master socket with internal surge protection but now have SPD protection on the phone line.

A couple of months back after a storm my TV signal was poor with a lot of pixilation on some weaker stations. Looking outside up at my aerial I installed my self it was pointing uphill rather than previously level as installed. I thought that was the cause of the signal loss also it was an old analogue aerial, 50 ohm comms co-ax not 75 ohm TV stuff and the co-ax no doubt full of water. Not being as brave as I was 25 years ago I thought it was time for a new digital aerial, 75 ohm co-ax installed by a professional. Job done and the aerial fitter measured the signal at the end of the new co-ax before plugging it in to my distribution amplifier saying good signal any more and I would have to install an attenuater. After he left I could see I had an improved signal on the TVs but still some pixilation. I jumped out the amplifier connecting the aerial directly to one TV and no pixilation with more channels than I previously had. Trip to Screwfix to buy and install  a new amplifier thinking the amplifier was spiked. New box fitted TVs now operating better than ever. Opened up the old box to look inside and could see a track between on the PCB between in input socket conection and an adjacent PCB track. I have the photo and have now fitted an SPD to the aerial amplifier.

I already have a Wylex REC 4 isolator with SPD protection inserted in the meter tails. Just need to do something for the recently installed amateur radio 1/2 wave end fed outside antenna.

Happy New Year.

JP

I have just returned from Screwfix/Electrafix to collect an order. I notice in the Electrafix side of the store that there was a poster for electrical stuff showing a BG single module SPD for £24.99. Clearly not a King's ransom.

It would seem to me to be cheap insurance? Certainly much cheaper than most of your electronic filled appliances, the PCB in your boiler and your smoke alarms.

A few years back I lost a modem along with 2 other neighbors after a thunderstorm , We have overhead phone lines. BT master socket with internal surge protection but now have SPD protection on the phone line.

A couple of months back after a storm my TV signal was poor with a lot of pixilation on some weaker stations. Looking outside up at my aerial I installed my self it was pointing uphill rather than previously level as installed. I thought that was the cause of the signal loss also it was an old analogue aerial, 50 ohm comms co-ax not 75 ohm TV stuff and the co-ax no doubt full of water. Not being as brave as I was 25 years ago I thought it was time for a new digital aerial, 75 ohm co-ax installed by a professional. Job done and the aerial fitter measured the signal at the end of the new co-ax before plugging it in to my distribution amplifier saying good signal any more and I would have to install an attenuater. After he left I could see I had an improved signal on the TVs but still some pixilation. I jumped out the amplifier connecting the aerial directly to one TV and no pixilation with more channels than I previously had. Trip to Screwfix to buy and install  a new amplifier thinking the amplifier was spiked. New box fitted TVs now operating better than ever. Opened up the old box to look inside and could see a track between on the PCB between in input socket conection and an adjacent PCB track. I have the photo and have now fitted an SPD to the aerial amplifier.

I already have a Wylex REC 4 isolator with SPD protection inserted in the meter tails. Just need to do something for the recently installed amateur radio 1/2 wave end fed outside antenna.

Happy New Year.

JP

It was a bit careless of you John " I lost a modem along with 2 other neighbors" to lose those two neighbours however I am pleased you got your TV etc sorted out