Lightning Killed My Router and DVD Player

thumbtack · 07-17-04, 12:41 PM

Okay this is a wierd one... I had everything connected to a surge protector and late last night it was storming out (about 1am) since I had already been sleeping for about 4 hours, I just turned the surge protector off and went back to sleep. When I get up this morning router no longer works, along with my dvd player downstairs... everything else is just fine. This sucks, I should have unplugged it... Oh well, lesson learned the hard way.

el · 07-18-04, 04:10 PM

yeah it happened to me too! about 3 weeks ago! cable modem was killed too!

KfistoRok · 07-19-04, 07:09 PM

Next time I think you should leave the surge protector on bud.

Welcome to the forum.

SavageBasher · 07-19-04, 07:11 PM

I think he meant that he turned the power off on the power strip, which would further protect his equipment.

Bios24 · 07-19-04, 08:12 PM

What brand is it? Most nice ones have some sort of protection warranty. Might be worth a call if they will refund you equipment.

And yes, surge protectors can't save everything. Most are only meant to take a certain load, so if the lightning strikes too close, it'll kill anything.

SevenSixTwo · 07-19-04, 10:33 PM

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Might be worth a call if they will refund you equipment.

Wishful thinking.

mbentley · 07-20-04, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Bios24

What brand is it? Most nice ones have some sort of protection warranty. Might be worth a call if they will refund you equipment.

And yes, surge protectors can't save everything. Most are only meant to take a certain load, so if the lightning strikes too close, it'll kill anything.

i bet they have some crazy loopholes to get out of practically anything in those situations...

SK8 · 07-20-04, 01:14 AM

Yup, enermax does on there ups. They have you send the damaged equipment to them at your own cost and YOU pay for "techs" to look at the stuff and see if its broken, plus you have to pay shipping back if its not! BS! I got around to reading a disclaimer a while back when it killed my pc power and thats it. I just rmad it thru pc power and they were cool about it. Sucks companys gotta be like that!

SevenSixTwo · 07-20-04, 08:54 AM

Don't bother insuring anything with UPS either. They rarely pay out any claims. Plenty companies like that.

Same with Netgear, you send equipment to them, they check it, then YOU pay again to ship the "fixed" stuff back.

EmTSea19 · 07-20-04, 10:04 AM

If it makes you feel any better...recently my Linksys Router fried from lightning, and it was connected to a surge protector.

mbentley · 07-20-04, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by EmTSea19

If it makes you feel any better...recently my Linksys Router fried from lightning, and it was connected to a surge protector.

yeah, lightning sucks

there isn't much that you can do about lightning... it can pretty much jump any gap it wants to (seeing as it can jump from the sky to the ground with ease) so a surge protector is pretty useless against lightning most of the time

i've learned this the hard way as well...

SK8 · 07-20-04, 12:21 PM

::builds underground bunker::

glebka11 · 07-20-04, 09:21 PM

Fortunetly i didnt learn it in the hard way, but after looking at some posts telling what left from their PCs after lightning, i desided to buy a UPS with a surge protector.

I dont really trust it though.

And i didnt connect the modem,router to the UPS yet,
At least i got plenty time left till the winter

07-17-04, 12:41 PM	Thread Starter #1
thumbtack New Member Join Date: Jun 2004	Lightning Killed My Router and DVD Player Okay this is a wierd one... I had everything connected to a surge protector and late last night it was storming out (about 1am) since I had already been sleeping for about 4 hours, I just turned the surge protector off and went back to sleep. When I get up this morning router no longer works, along with my dvd player downstairs... everything else is just fine. This sucks, I should have unplugged it... Oh well, lesson learned the hard way.
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SavageBasher Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast PA	I think he meant that he turned the power off on the power strip, which would further protect his equipment.
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Bios24 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kansas City, MO	What brand is it? Most nice ones have some sort of protection warranty. Might be worth a call if they will refund you equipment. And yes, surge protectors can't save everything. Most are only meant to take a certain load, so if the lightning strikes too close, it'll kill anything. __________________ Antec P180 - Corsair HX520W - Dell 2005fpw Opteron 165 <Currently 280x9 1.35v> DFI NF4 Ultra-D - 2gb G.Skill 3-4-4-8@250mhz 320gb+200gb Seagate - XFX 6800GS 500/1.2ghz Sound Blaster X-Fi - BA7900 5.1 Surround Thermalright XP-90C - <The Quiet Overclock> [ HEATWARE ]
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07-20-04, 01:14 AM	#8
SK8 Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Wayne , In	Yup, enermax does on there ups. They have you send the damaged equipment to them at your own cost and YOU pay for "techs" to look at the stuff and see if its broken, plus you have to pay shipping back if its not! BS! I got around to reading a disclaimer a while back when it killed my pc power and thats it. I just rmad it thru pc power and they were cool about it. Sucks companys gotta be like that!
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07-20-04, 08:54 AM	#9
SevenSixTwo Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: not here anymore thats for sure	Don't bother insuring anything with UPS either. They rarely pay out any claims. Plenty companies like that. Same with Netgear, you send equipment to them, they check it, then YOU pay again to ship the "fixed" stuff back.
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07-20-04, 10:04 AM	#10
EmTSea19 Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northeast U.S.A.	If it makes you feel any better...recently my Linksys Router fried from lightning, and it was connected to a surge protector.
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07-20-04, 12:21 PM	#12
SK8 Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Wayne , In	::builds underground bunker::
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07-20-04, 09:21 PM	#13
glebka11 Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada	Fortunetly i didnt learn it in the hard way, but after looking at some posts telling what left from their PCs after lightning, i desided to buy a UPS with a surge protector. I dont really trust it though. And i didnt connect the modem,router to the UPS yet, At least i got plenty time left till the winter
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