CoreTEK's Surge Protectors keep your networks running
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As office automation continues to advance, your
business becomes more reliant on insuring that the
voice and data networks which interconnect computers
and office personnel remain fully functional and
available. Indeed, downtime due to network hardware
failures equates to an inability to meet your business
goals and, inevitably, lost revenues. The introduction
of high speed, Category 5E networks (100+MBPS) is not
only indicative of the need to move more information
quickly, but also highlights just how critical the
interoffice information highway has become to business
operations.
Unfortunately, Category 5E and similar network
protocols operate at very low voltages, making them
extraordinarily vulnerable to magnetically and
capacitive coupled transients. Lightning
strikes, coupled power surges, and inadvertent premise
wiring mistakes or errors during routine maintenance
procedures can easily lead to failed network hardware
and interruptions in daily operations.
To help alleviate these problems CoreTEK
Industries, Inc. has created the reliable and cost
effective 568A/B, and 497A/B products to protect
against the damaging effects of extremely large surge
voltages. These products utilize
state-of-the-art Hybrid Silicon Junction Avalanche
Diodes and Gas Discharge Tubes to protect networks from high energy,
repetitive surges. In most cases, the design insures
no interruption to network operations due to transient
surges. Under extreme and very rare cases, the low
cost protection board itself will fail, leaving the
more expensive network hardware intact and functional.
The protection boards are hot swappable to insure that
individual nodes which may have been dropped from the
network can quickly be returned to full operational
status without interfering with other users.
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Lightning Facts:
Average lightning stroke is 6 miles long.
Average Thunderstorm is 6 - 10 miles wide.
Average Thunderstorm travels at 25 MPH.
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Myth:
Among the myths about
negative effects of lightning is the
"crispy critter" myth. This is the
belief that the victim struck by lightning
bursts into flames or is reduced to a pile of
ashes. In reality, lightning often flashes
over the outside of a victim, sometimes
blowing off the clothes but leaving few
external signs of injury and few, if any,
burns.
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