Many Outside Plant (OSP) installations are located in areas known for intense lightning activity. These sites may experience lightning related damage in spite of good grounding practices and reliable protection on signal lines and AC power service.

The ITW LINX: LINX GUARD TSP-L device protects equipment from harmful ground currents caused by nearby lightning strikes, providing protection that typical grounding and surge protection devices cannot match.

Learn how a tier one telecommunications provider in San Marcos, Texas changed its approach and leveraged this device after suffering multiple rectifier failures attributed to lightning storm activity.

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