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Line noise describes random fluctuations/electrical impulses that are carried along with standard AC current

• Florescent lights, appliances, electrical devices, radio stations, or simply working during a lightning storm can produce line noise into your system

What Can Line Noise Do?

• Noise can introduce errors into programs and files
  
  
• Hard drive components can be damaged
  
  
• Televisions and computer monitors can display interference as static
  
  
• Audio systems experience increased distortion levels
  
  
• Static or noise on the phone lines will cause slow, unreliable connections, or even prevent you from connecting at all