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During a storm
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:06 am
by Skeithex
What do you do with your tech if there is a bad storm outside with lots of lighting?
Re: During a storm
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 3:32 am
by froggyboy604
I unplug most of my tech from the wall.
Re: During a storm
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:53 am
by Skeithex
most of my stuff is hooked up to grounded power strips, so there pretty safe.
Re: During a storm
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:16 pm
by froggyboy604
Skeithex wrote:most of my stuff is hooked up to grounded power strips, so there pretty safe.
They are safe from most power surges from your power company, but a direct lightning strike from the sky will fry most electronics, and computers.
Re: During a storm
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:25 am
by Skeithex
I remember a storm about a year ago that made one of the outlet safety slides on the plug pop off with the cord also being fried but my modem and PC were fine.
Re: During a storm
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 3:38 am
by froggyboy604
That sounds like one strong power surge. I think, huge power surges are one of the dangers of using hand held electric devices like hair dryer, or electric drill since you never know when a huge power surge will happen, and possibly electrocuting you if you are holding a power tool while it is plugged in.
Re: During a storm
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 3:49 am
by Skeithex
yeah I found it pretty odd, thankfully my ISP was open that day so I could get a new cord for the modem.