rry about cold air striking equipment? Hot is bad - cold is good! Right?? Wrong !! If Your equipment is located directly in the path of cold air ducts, your system will continually cycle between getting HOTTER when Air Conditioner has cycled "Off" and going COLDER when Air Conditioned cold air hits the equipment. The net result: Printed circuit boards, connector slots, chip sockets and internal wiring will continually change dimension with the thermal cycling. Eventually this thermal cycling will loosen connections or cause metal fatigue breakage, leading to costly equipment breakdown. In summary, treat your highIn most parts of the country, summer brings lots of severe electrical storms and very hot weather. Now is the time to completely check out your system to obtain satisfactory protection and performance during the upcoming summer storm season.

First, check your equipment grounding
** Tighten screws on grounding cables
** Be certain equipment protector ground cables are installed
** Be certain all 3-prong cable plugs have ground pin
** Use ac socket checker to verify ground is present at all sockets

As you all know, summer storms create both massive electrical surges and severe interference. Your equipment protectors should include both high performance surge suppressors and wide band interference filters. High Voltage surges on power, data, surveillance, phone and signal lines are potentially damaging, but these surges are often accompanied by serious interference which may disrupt equipment performance.

Power Line Protectors should be checked or installed for all hi-tech equipment. In addition, protectors should also be installed for Modem, data line, video and surveillance systems.

Phone lines connecting your modem, ATM, scada sensors, remote control, etc to your equipment travel over many miles of countryside, picking up surges and noise interference which will wreck havoc on your system performance. YOU IGNORE PHONE LINES AT YOUR PERIL!

Of less susceptibility, but still a threat, are shorter lines you have to various equipments. Check out remote video, network systems, surveillance, inter-plant audio systems, parking lot cameras and stadium speakers

Of course summer brings added heat problems.

First, consider the extra heat. If you have equipment exposed to direct sunlight, be sure there is plenty of air circulation. Keep in mind that summer air is naturally quite warm, so greater air circulation should be provided. A well placed fan would help. Indoor equipment sometimes is subjected to severe heat stress due to poor ventilation and air circulation. EXCESS HEAT is your equipment's worst enemy and is the leading cause of most summertime equipment failure. Be sure your equipment isn't vulnerable.

Next, consider the air conditioning that is cooling your location.

Position equipment to assure that cold air does not directly strike sensitive equipment. If you can't avoid cold air ducts, try placing a small baffle or fan to redirect cold blasts away from equipment. Why should you worry about cold air striking equipment? Hot is bad - cold is good! Right?? Wrong !! If Your equipment is located directly in the path of cold air ducts, your system will continually cycle between getting HOTTER when Air Conditioner has cycled "Off" and going COLDER when Air Conditioned cold air hits the equipment. The net result: Printed circuit boards, connector slots, chip sockets and internal wiring will continually change dimension with the thermal cycling. Eventually this thermal cycling will loosen connections or cause metal fatigue breakage, leading to costly equipment breakdown. In summary, treat your high

nce. Your equipment protectors should include both high performance surge suppressors and wide band interference filters. High Voltage surges on power, data, surveillance, phone and signal lines are potentially damaging, but these surges are often accompanied by serious interference which may disrupt equipment performance.

Power Line Protectors should be checked or installed for all hi-tech equipment. In addition, protectors should also be installed for Modem, data line, video and surveillance systems.

Phone lines connecting your modem, ATM, scada sensors, remote control, etc to your equipment travel over many miles of countryside, picking up surges and noise interference which will wreck havoc on your system performance. YOU IGNORE PHONE LINES AT YOUR PERIL!

Of less susceptibility, but still a threat, are shorter lines you have to various equipments. Check out remote video, network systems, surveillance, inter-plant audio systems, parking lot cameras and stadium speakers

Of course summer brings added heat problems.

First, consider the extra heat. If you have equipment exposed to direct sunlight, be sure there is plenty of air circulation. Keep in mind that summer air is naturally quite warm, so greater air circulation should be provided. A well placed fan would help. Indoor equipment sometimes is subjected to severe heat stress due to poor ventilation and air circulation. EXCESS HEAT is your equipment's worst enemy and is the leading cause of most summertime equipment failure. Be sure your equipment isn't vulnerable.

Next, consider the air conditioning that is cooling your location.

Position equipment to assure that cold air does not directly strike sensitive equipment. If you can't avoid cold air ducts, try placing a small baffle or fan to redirect cold blasts away from equipment. Why should you worry about cold air striking equipment? Hot is bad - cold is good! Right?? Wrong !! If Your equipment is located directly in the path of cold air ducts, your system will continually cycle between getting HOTTER when Air Conditioner has cycled "Off" and going COLDER when Air Conditioned cold air hits the equipment. The net result: Printed circuit boards, connector slots, chip sockets and internal wiring will continually change dimension with the thermal cycling. Eventually this thermal cycling will loosen connections or cause metal fatigue breakage, leading to costly equipment breakdown. In summary, treat your high

many miles of countryside, picking up surges and noise interference which will wreck havoc on your system performance. YOU IGNORE PHONE LINES AT YOUR PERIL!

Of less susceptibility, but still a threat, are shorter lines you have to various equipments. Check out remote video, network systems, surveillance, inter-plant audio systems, parking lot cameras and stadium speakers

Of course summer brings added heat problems.

First, consider the extra heat. If you have equipment exposed to direct sunlight, be sure there is plenty of air circulation. Keep in mind that summer air is naturally quite warm, so greater air circulation should be provided. A well placed fan would help. Indoor equipment sometimes is subjected to severe heat stress due to poor ventilation and air circulation. EXCESS HEAT is your equipment's worst enemy and is the leading cause of most summertime equipment failure. Be sure your equipment isn't vulnerable.

Next, consider the air conditioning that is cooling your location.

Position equipment to assure that cold air does not directly strike sensitive equipment. If you can't avoid cold air ducts, try placing a small baffle or fan to redirect cold blasts away from equipment. Why should you worry about cold air striking equipment? Hot is bad - cold is good! Right?? Wrong !! If Your equipment is located directly in the path of cold air ducts, your system will continually cycle between getting HOTTER when Air Conditioner has cycled "Off" and going COLDER when Air Conditioned cold air hits the equipment. The net result: Printed circuit boards, connector slots, chip sockets and internal wiring will continually change dimension with the thermal cycling. Eventually this thermal cycling will loosen connections or cause metal fatigue breakage, leading to costly equipment breakdown. In summary, treat your high

ter air circulation should be provided. A well placed fan would help. Indoor equipment sometimes is subjected to severe heat stress due to poor ventilation and air circulation. EXCESS HEAT is your equipment's worst enemy and is the leading cause of most summertime equipment failure. Be sure your equipment isn't vulnerable.

Next, consider the air conditioning that is cooling your location.

Position equipment to assure that cold air does not directly strike sensitive equipment. If you can't avoid cold air ducts, try placing a small baffle or fan to redirect cold blasts away from equipment. Why should you worry about cold air striking equipment? Hot is bad - cold is good! Right?? Wrong !! If Your equipment is located directly in the path of cold air ducts, your system will continually cycle between getting HOTTER when Air Conditioner has cycled "Off" and going COLDER when Air Conditioned cold air hits the equipment. The net result: Printed circuit boards, connector slots, chip sockets and internal wiring will continually change dimension with the thermal cycling. Eventually this thermal cycling will loosen connections or cause metal fatigue breakage, leading to costly equipment breakdown. In summary, treat your high

rry about cold air striking equipment? Hot is bad - cold is good! Right?? Wrong !! If Your equipment is located directly in the path of cold air ducts, your system will continually cycle between getting HOTTER when Air Conditioner has cycled "Off" and going COLDER when Air Conditioned cold air hits the equipment. The net result: Printed circuit boards, connector slots, chip sockets and internal wiring will continually change dimension with the thermal cycling. Eventually this thermal cycling will loosen connections or cause metal fatigue breakage, leading to costly equipment breakdown. In summary, treat your high tech equipment right during the coming long, hot summer AND it will provide you long, dependable service.

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