The Astraphobe DSL - an innovative approach to lightning protection
Tired of losing routers and electronics to lightning? The Astraphobe plugs in between your line and equipment, and disconnects it when lightning threatens.
The Astraphobe DSL tracks storms up to 40km away. When a storm occurs, the Astraphobe will alert you via the LCD screen and optionally via an audible alarm. The storm is tracked, and the estimated distance of the approaching storm is displayed. Should the storm get too close, your ADSL / telephone line is automatically disconnected (it’s the same as unplugging the line), preventing lightning induced high voltages from entering your home and destroying your connected equipment. When the storm dissipates or moves away, the line is automatically re-connected.
The only guaranteed way to prevent lightning damage to connected equipment is to unplug the line when a storm threatens, when going out or when retiring to bed for the night. This approach is inconvenient; ineffective when you are not at home, and extremely dangerous to do during a storm. Let the Astraphobe stand guard 24/7, and it will disconnect your line when a storm gets too close. The Astraphobe is not a surge protector, it is a quality, innovative lightning protection system designed to give years of trouble free service. The Astraphobe lightning protection system was invented and extensively tested in South Africa.
A simple setup menu allows you to customise preferences, thereafter it’s all automatic. You need never “fiddle” with the device again, but should you interested, a button press allows you to scroll through statistics such as the number of storms detected, lightning strikes detected and analysed, the number of times the unit has unplugged your line and so on. It even has a resettable strike counter (this works just like the trip meter in your car) so you can see how many strikes were detected and analysed since the last reset. Although very simple to set up and use, the Astraphobe is a complex device: it contains a radio and dedicated computer chip to detect and calculate the distance of the storms, and a second computer chip for overall control and function.
By buying an Astraphobe DSL you are doing your bit for the environment! Each year many tons of lightning damaged electronic equipment end up on landfills around the world. You won’t need to keep replacing routers, switches, cordless phone systems, gaming consoles, notebooks, computers etc. From the very beginning of the design of the Astraphobe, the focus was on functionality, low power, and lasting quality. Low power consumption means that in a whole month it uses only a tiny bit of electricity (the equivalent of what is needed to run a single light bulb for a few hours).
Popular Mechanics had this to say “I tested it over a month up on the Highveld. During that time, it was subjected to at least half a dozen thunderstorms and it performed perfectly”.
New Age Gaming also tested the unit:” The Astraphobe isn’t a surge protector, it’s a surge stopper. Inside this surprisingly large box are sensors and meteorological wizardry that detect nearby lightning storms by analysing electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere. It really does that – we’re not making this up. If it picks up any suspicious activity within its preselected radius (5km to 20km), it physically disconnects your phone line and prevents any arcing to ensure that your modem and any connected equipment is safe.”
On sale countrywide at Makro stores, and online at Takealot.com
Reviews
CNBC Africa did a video review on the Astraphobe, www.cnbcafrica.com/video/?ytid=nIaPhGNDgjE
Click below for 3 magazine reviews of the Astraphobe
http://www.techsmart.co.za/lifestyle/appliances/Astraphobe-Lightning-Protection-system.html
http://www.gadget.co.za/pebble.asp?relid=8931
http://companies.mybroadband.co.za/blog/2014/09/12/astraphobe-ultimate-convenience-for-lightning-protection/
Tired of losing routers and electronics to lightning? The Astraphobe plugs in between your line and equipment, and disconnects it when lightning threatens.
The Astraphobe DSL tracks storms up to 40km away. When a storm occurs, the Astraphobe will alert you via the LCD screen and optionally via an audible alarm. The storm is tracked, and the estimated distance of the approaching storm is displayed. Should the storm get too close, your ADSL / telephone line is automatically disconnected (it’s the same as unplugging the line), preventing lightning induced high voltages from entering your home and destroying your connected equipment. When the storm dissipates or moves away, the line is automatically re-connected.
The only guaranteed way to prevent lightning damage to connected equipment is to unplug the line when a storm threatens, when going out or when retiring to bed for the night. This approach is inconvenient; ineffective when you are not at home, and extremely dangerous to do during a storm. Let the Astraphobe stand guard 24/7, and it will disconnect your line when a storm gets too close. The Astraphobe is not a surge protector, it is a quality, innovative lightning protection system designed to give years of trouble free service. The Astraphobe lightning protection system was invented and extensively tested in South Africa.
A simple setup menu allows you to customise preferences, thereafter it’s all automatic. You need never “fiddle” with the device again, but should you interested, a button press allows you to scroll through statistics such as the number of storms detected, lightning strikes detected and analysed, the number of times the unit has unplugged your line and so on. It even has a resettable strike counter (this works just like the trip meter in your car) so you can see how many strikes were detected and analysed since the last reset. Although very simple to set up and use, the Astraphobe is a complex device: it contains a radio and dedicated computer chip to detect and calculate the distance of the storms, and a second computer chip for overall control and function.
By buying an Astraphobe DSL you are doing your bit for the environment! Each year many tons of lightning damaged electronic equipment end up on landfills around the world. You won’t need to keep replacing routers, switches, cordless phone systems, gaming consoles, notebooks, computers etc. From the very beginning of the design of the Astraphobe, the focus was on functionality, low power, and lasting quality. Low power consumption means that in a whole month it uses only a tiny bit of electricity (the equivalent of what is needed to run a single light bulb for a few hours).
Popular Mechanics had this to say “I tested it over a month up on the Highveld. During that time, it was subjected to at least half a dozen thunderstorms and it performed perfectly”.
New Age Gaming also tested the unit:” The Astraphobe isn’t a surge protector, it’s a surge stopper. Inside this surprisingly large box are sensors and meteorological wizardry that detect nearby lightning storms by analysing electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere. It really does that – we’re not making this up. If it picks up any suspicious activity within its preselected radius (5km to 20km), it physically disconnects your phone line and prevents any arcing to ensure that your modem and any connected equipment is safe.”
On sale countrywide at Makro stores, and online at Takealot.com
Reviews
CNBC Africa did a video review on the Astraphobe, www.cnbcafrica.com/video/?ytid=nIaPhGNDgjE
Click below for 3 magazine reviews of the Astraphobe
http://www.techsmart.co.za/lifestyle/appliances/Astraphobe-Lightning-Protection-system.html
http://www.gadget.co.za/pebble.asp?relid=8931
http://companies.mybroadband.co.za/blog/2014/09/12/astraphobe-ultimate-convenience-for-lightning-protection/