Sheet Lightning storm

[Ardesco]

I lost an all in one printer/fax/copier to a lightning strike. Was not impressed at the time.

I bought a load of surge suppressing four way plugs which should fry before it reaches any of my electrical kit now but I don't really want to test them out...

[wendigo100]

*comes out from under blanket and plugs everything back in*

The storm has passed chaps - thanks for the advice. It was just sheet lightning though, not forked. Doesn't that make a difference?

I believe sheet is just lightening hidden behind a cloud. I suppose it is more likely to be between two different air layers than air and ground.

Anyway, they've both got loads of coulombs so I wouldn't take chances.

[cojak]

*comes out from under blanket and plugs everything back in*

The storm has passed chaps - thanks for the advice. It was just sheet lightning though, not forked. Doesn't that make a difference?

[TheMonkey]

Wireless good. At least you'll only lose the WAP and router rather than all the tulip connected to it.

I have a big old Liebert UPS between the mains and my workstation with lightning arrestors and surge protection.

[darmstadt]

Never had a problem and we have storms that last for hours. Must be an English thing.

[DaveB]

Unplug now. I've lost 2 modems and a router to lightening storms in the past.

[AtW]

I use my modem to attract lighting strikes in order to recharge batteries for my time machine.

threaded.

[wendigo100]

Disconnect!

A few years ago my next door neighbour's roof was blown up by lightning, and my computer motherboard was damaged by the electric shrapnel. As was my TV ariel and burglar alarm.

[xoggoth]

Unplug? My phone lines got hit a couple of months back and wrecked the modem, 2 network cards and the slots they were in.

[cojak]

Is playing havoc with my broadband connection at the mo'....