Darn lightning....

[Ed]

Any Cloud / Lightning jokes out there?

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 8:34 PM, Brian Cluff <Brian at snaptek.com> 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 <bmike1 at gmail.com> 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?
>>
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