Any Cloud / Lightning jokes out there? On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 8:34 PM, Brian Cluff wrote: > Lightning strikes go well beyond what a surge suppressor can handle. I good > lightning strike can jump across several inches and through surge > suppressing circuits and even across blown fuses. > If you took a decent lightning strike then your stuff is fried. > > I wish I still had this CD ROM drive that I used to show off when lightning > came up in conversation. Most of the traces were completely melted off its > circuit board... and the computer that it was plugged into was also plugged > into a really nice surge suppressor. > > Brian Cluff > > On June 1, 2016 4:06:21 PM MST, Michael wrote: >> >> I was typing sea when suddenly BANG! Surge protector ensured nothing shut >> off but I am now without internet. Could it have gone through the surge >> protector? My tv server is not on at all. Could the hdmi port have been >> fried? >> >> ________________________________ >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss