Yeah surge protectors aren't going to stop a lighting strike, especially a direct hit. Those are more for things that come down the line like 5-10km away, or caused by the power going off and on.
Yeah surge protectors aren't going to stop a lighting strike, especially a direct hit. Those are more for things that come down the line like 5-10km away, or caused by the power going off and on.
Yeah perhaps I should just get a few of those in anyway (already have a bunch). I normally just unplug the entire entertainment section of the house when a storm rolls in...Originally Posted by MOnk
That's what she said.
The Dork Knight.
I use them on everything, very useful especially with the dodgy power situation in this country.But when the lighting comes around, only thing that will work is to unplug.
Ha I remember that a mate of mine unplugged everything in his house, but the DSTV cable from the dish was still plugged into the decoder. Smashed everything.I use them on everything, very useful especially with the dodgy power situation in this country.
That's what she said.
The Dork Knight.
Normally the first thing to get taken out is my router since lightning can hit like 10km away and still fry it, also lost ethernet ports by forgetting to unplug them after unplugging the power.
Gaming in summer, prepare yourself for the heat
I wonder if the distribution board surge protector works any better against lightning than the plug ones?
Although down in CT we don't have that many lightning storms
At my old work, I saw one of those surge protector plugs from a client that had had a lighting strike nearby, and the capacitor had blown a big hole in the plug.
I have seen those distribution board protectors all blown up after a strike. I don't think there is much that can stand up to a lightning strike. Yeah you guys in the Kaap are safe
Ja that stuff doesn't really do anything for direct strikes, as I have learned in this thread. Scary stuff. Doesn't go well with my astraphobia.
That's what she said.
The Dork Knight.
Eish, the heat klaps me in summer - PC in a room that gets evilly hot during the day - will need to so something radical this year (problem is aircon's is expensive)
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