Monday, November 11, 2013

What's Buzzing? - Lightning Struck Computers

This year so far three computers have been struck down by lightning. Usually it is the motherboards  that are  spoilt but most of the other parts  are working. Still I read somewhere that it is often advisable to replace most parts of the computer after a lightning strike.As there weren't many pcs left in the house,  I had to build one the other day. The result was okay except the the inbuilt network adaptor wasn't working so I bought a wireless one. Had been experimenting with some of the old motherboards and power supplies. One of the motherboards got burnt and one of the capacitors in a power supply blew up - literally! It sort of went pop and smoke was  around for a few seconds.

When the lightning struck - it not only took down the computers but the modems and the printer as well. The lightning was so strong that even though the computers were off, they were still struck down. Now  we usually remove the socket after use or before any  signs of lightning coming.

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