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On Sat, 20 Jul 2024 19:46:32 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> I remember the US Robotics 'lifetime guaranteed' modems When mine got
> struck by lightning, they simply sent me a new one.
> It was cheaper than repairing the old

I had a lightning related surge take out an answering machine. Yeah, it's 
cheaper to replace it completely that trying to get the melted components 
out of the melted housing.