PC's v's Thunderstorms
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to you or your computer??
cos not to you, as far as im aware.
and even if you have yor computer turned off but still plugged in then there is allways a risk.
get a surge protector (i dont have one, lol the ironey)
jackassuk56
cos not to you, as far as im aware.
and even if you have yor computer turned off but still plugged in then there is allways a risk.
get a surge protector (i dont have one, lol the ironey)
jackassuk56
Did you just answer your own question?
Well so far I've kept mine on, but that might be because I'm being naive
I've heard of other people's computers going up similarly. It also largely depends on your psu and your source of power, whether you have protection against power surge etc...
Well so far I've kept mine on, but that might be because I'm being naive
I've heard of other people's computers going up similarly. It also largely depends on your psu and your source of power, whether you have protection against power surge etc...
I used to work for a large tv repair center we used to love lightning. its very rare that there is a direct strike that hits mains. its usually the build up of static in the air that pops off tv`s and video well whatever you have an aerial plugged into.
however we did have a customer a few years back that we were asked to contact by her insurance after 2 weeks of now contact despite answerphone messages and letters she got in touch saying sorry she missed us but she had turned the light switch on at the exact time the strike hit the pavement outside her house blowing her accross the room. and she had just got out of hospital.
to say everything electrical needed replacing was an understatement. her elec meter had been blown off the wall. she was very lucky indeed. I leave my stuff plugged in. I have insurance if it happens it will happen. i would like to know if a surge protector would make any differance with a lightning strike
however we did have a customer a few years back that we were asked to contact by her insurance after 2 weeks of now contact despite answerphone messages and letters she got in touch saying sorry she missed us but she had turned the light switch on at the exact time the strike hit the pavement outside her house blowing her accross the room. and she had just got out of hospital.
to say everything electrical needed replacing was an understatement. her elec meter had been blown off the wall. she was very lucky indeed. I leave my stuff plugged in. I have insurance if it happens it will happen. i would like to know if a surge protector would make any differance with a lightning strike
Soldato
I have all my pc equipment going through ups's, I turn everything off and pull out the plug if the thunder is overhead or very close. Better safe than sorry in my view 
Caporegime
Ive been lucky in the past, had a few restarts before during thunderstorms, got myself a good old surgey now.
A couple of years ago, we had thunder and lightening here in NI, the storm passed right over my house (and a few neighbours), I had always the practice of pulling the power plugs and phone cables out, this time I managed to get my computer (and accompaning parts), modem, 1 phone and TV/DVD/aerial removed, but I didn't for some reason pull the second phone (radio type) out of either the power socket of phone socket.
When the storm passed over the house, lightening struck it, the trip switches went but before that went (for some reason) some fuses up in the loft for part of the house, also burn't out, and also the radio phone that I did not disconnect.
One of my neighbours was not so lucky, their computer, TV/DVD, everything got literally fried (as they didn't disconnect anything), many of their electrical/phone cables were also fried, they were also very lucky that their house did not go on fire.
Another neighbour's phone was blown out of the phone socket and across the room.
I have both my computers on Surge Protectors and UPSs, but as soon as I hear thunder getting near the house I begin disconnecting electrical appliances.
When the storm passed over the house, lightening struck it, the trip switches went but before that went (for some reason) some fuses up in the loft for part of the house, also burn't out, and also the radio phone that I did not disconnect.
One of my neighbours was not so lucky, their computer, TV/DVD, everything got literally fried (as they didn't disconnect anything), many of their electrical/phone cables were also fried, they were also very lucky that their house did not go on fire.
Another neighbour's phone was blown out of the phone socket and across the room.
I have both my computers on Surge Protectors and UPSs, but as soon as I hear thunder getting near the house I begin disconnecting electrical appliances.
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Surge protectors don't protect against lightning AFAIK.
That's answered my question.
I did have a surge protector when my pc got fried, so I thought it was the phone cable that caused it. Interesting that it wont protect the pc against lightning.
Why would only my computer be effected? everything else in the house was fine, including the phones.
Presyden
I did have a surge protector when my pc got fried, so I thought it was the phone cable that caused it. Interesting that it wont protect the pc against lightning.
Why would only my computer be effected? everything else in the house was fine, including the phones.
Presyden