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Pardus

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we had some really nasty lightning strikes here in nyc the past few days, guy i know said his 36" lcd tv got zapped and died by one such strike even though he had a heavy duty apc surge protector on it.

if your house should get hit by lightning, will anything stop it from frying your pc/tv, etc? like a ups or line conditioner. people tell me that no matter what you use to protect your electronics, lightning always wins. even if the computer/tv is off at the time.

so i ask, the smart people on this bbs, is this true ?
 
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Crucial

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Was everything on the surge protector? cable? phone line? antenna? ethernet cabole from an unprotected router or switch? There is more to surge protection than the power cord alone.
 
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Lightning is quite powerful. If you take a sword and point it into the sky while yelling "I HAVE THE POOOOOWWWWEEERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!," lightning will strike the sword and TURN YOU INTO FREAKIN' HE-MAN, DUDE!!!
 
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compnovice

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Originally posted by: preslove
Lightning is quite powerful. If you take a sword and point it into the sky while yelling "I HAVE THE POOOOOWWWWEEERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!," lightning will strike the sword and TURN YOU INTO FREAKIN' HE-MAN, DUDE!!!
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LOL... Good old days
 
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TheoPetro

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Originally posted by: compnovice
Originally posted by: preslove
Lightning is quite powerful. If you take a sword and point it into the sky while yelling "I HAVE THE POOOOOWWWWEEERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!," lightning will strike the sword and TURN YOU INTO FREAKIN' HE-MAN, DUDE!!!
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LOL... Good old days
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careful around orko tho.... hes a tad homocidal
 
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Rastus

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A surge supressor doesn't protect against lighning, just powerline surges from shifting loads (some of those are caused by lightning strikes that happen somewhere else). Putting a lightning rod on your house is about the best that you can do.
 
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I'm always amused by the people who think surge protectors will protect against lightning. Lightning travels 4 miles through the air... Some little 1x1x12 inch box isn't going to stop it.
 
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mrizvi66

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Originally posted by: preslove
Lightning is quite powerful. If you take a sword and point it into the sky while yelling "I HAVE THE POOOOOWWWWEEERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!," lightning will strike the sword and TURN YOU INTO FREAKIN' HE-MAN, DUDE!!!
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roflmao:laugh:
 
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mchammer

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Originally posted by: DrPizza
I'm always amused by the people who think surge protectors will protect against lightning. Lightning travels 4 miles through the air... Some little 1x1x12 inch box isn't going to stop it.
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They will unless the hit is quite nearby.
If lightning hits your house, of course there is not much you can do.
If you know a real bad storm is coming and you have expensive stuff, it might be wise to unplug it.
 
Iron Woode

Iron Woode

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Originally posted by: ActiveX
we had some really nasty lightning strikes here in nyc the past few days, guy i know said his 36" lcd tv got zapped and died by one such strike even though he had a heavy duty apc surge protector on it.

if your house should get hit by lightning, will anything stop it from frying your pc/tv, etc? like a ups or line conditioner. people tell me that no matter what you use to protect your electronics, lightning always wins. even if the computer/tv is off at the time.

so i ask, the smart people on this bbs, is this true ?
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I don't think there is any surge protector on the planet that can stop a lightning bolt.

Hundreds of thousands of volts and thousands of amps are going to overwhelm any protection you can think of short of unplugging your electronics.
 
FoBoT

FoBoT

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surge protectors are crap and they don't protect from lightning anyway

some UPS's have a "lightning warranty", but they won't stop a direct hit either
but i recommend UPS's anyway, they are cool
 
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Special K

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Originally posted by: Iron Woode
Originally posted by: ActiveX
we had some really nasty lightning strikes here in nyc the past few days, guy i know said his 36" lcd tv got zapped and died by one such strike even though he had a heavy duty apc surge protector on it.

if your house should get hit by lightning, will anything stop it from frying your pc/tv, etc? like a ups or line conditioner. people tell me that no matter what you use to protect your electronics, lightning always wins. even if the computer/tv is off at the time.

so i ask, the smart people on this bbs, is this true ?
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I don't think there is any surge protector on the planet that can stop a lightning bolt.

Hundreds of thousands of volts and thousands of amps are going to overwhelm any protection you can think of short of unplugging your electronics.
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I thought the whole theory of operation behind surge suppression devices was that they would become open circuits fast enough that a surge would not have time to reach the electronics on the other side.

 
Iron Woode

Iron Woode

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Originally posted by: Special K
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
Originally posted by: ActiveX
we had some really nasty lightning strikes here in nyc the past few days, guy i know said his 36" lcd tv got zapped and died by one such strike even though he had a heavy duty apc surge protector on it.

if your house should get hit by lightning, will anything stop it from frying your pc/tv, etc? like a ups or line conditioner. people tell me that no matter what you use to protect your electronics, lightning always wins. even if the computer/tv is off at the time.

so i ask, the smart people on this bbs, is this true ?
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I don't think there is any surge protector on the planet that can stop a lightning bolt.

Hundreds of thousands of volts and thousands of amps are going to overwhelm any protection you can think of short of unplugging your electronics.
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I thought the whole theory of operation behind surge suppression devices was that they would become open circuits fast enough that a surge would not have time to reach the electronics on the other side.
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Bwahaha.

Read up on what lightning can do. Sometimes even unplugging a device is not good enough. The air just about crackles with electricity when lightning is intense. My flourecent light desk lamp glows when that happens.
 
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AlienCraft

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Originally posted by: Crucial
Was everything on the surge protector? cable? phone line? antenna? ethernet cabole from an unprotected router or switch? There is more to surge protection than the power cord alone.
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:thumbsup:
 
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The Batt?sai

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Originally posted by: preslove
Lightning is quite powerful. If you take a sword and point it into the sky while yelling "I HAVE THE POOOOOWWWWEEERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!," lightning will strike the sword and TURN YOU INTO FREAKIN' HE-MAN, DUDE!!!
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:confused:
 
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Rastus

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Originally posted by: FoBoT
surge protectors are crap and they don't protect from lightning anyway

some UPS's have a "lightning warranty", but they won't stop a direct hit either
but i recommend UPS's anyway, they are cool
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A lightning strike and a surge are two completely different animals.

 
Iron Woode

Iron Woode

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Originally posted by: Rastus
Originally posted by: FoBoT
surge protectors are crap and they don't protect from lightning anyway

some UPS's have a "lightning warranty", but they won't stop a direct hit either
but i recommend UPS's anyway, they are cool
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A lightning strike and a surge are two completely different animals.
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yes, the first is a surge of unbelievable proportions.
 
Raduque

Raduque

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Originally posted by: quasarsky
Originally posted by: preslove
Lightning is quite powerful. If you take a sword and point it into the sky while yelling "I HAVE THE POOOOOWWWWEEERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!," lightning will strike the sword and TURN YOU INTO FREAKIN' HE-MAN, DUDE!!!
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:confused:
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zomg!
 
HamburgerBoy

HamburgerBoy

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Originally posted by: Raduque
Originally posted by: quasarsky
Originally posted by: preslove
Lightning is quite powerful. If you take a sword and point it into the sky while yelling "I HAVE THE POOOOOWWWWEEERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!," lightning will strike the sword and TURN YOU INTO FREAKIN' HE-MAN, DUDE!!!
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:confused:
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zomg!
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They actually made a He-man movie? I thought it was a cartoon only.
 
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