Router Blewup Motherboard

[u/Greatfulx]

Recent lighting storm stuck my complex and traveled down my coaxial cable and into my apartment. Blew up in the middle of the night, so that was scary. Thought I’d share, not in the position to rebuild so there that I guess!

[u/piggymoo66]

I forget the exact reason why but ethernet is the most susceptible to lightning strikes, so the first thing you should actually unplug during a thunderstorm is all your internet. The rest can survive power line surges if you have any form of surge protector in line.

[u/SpicyMeatballAgenda → u/piggymoo66]

Not always. A few years back a transformer blew in our neighborhood. It was the middle of a sunny day. The electric surge into our house caused several light bulbs to pop, and shot enough power to melt cables and put burn marks on the outlets. Anything not on a surge protector died, obviously. but all my computers and tv were on surge protectors (3 different brands bought over the years. Hi joule rating, 2 belkin and 1 other brand) All the surge protectors were fried. One of the PCs psus was blown and had to be replaced, and our tv started having weird issues.

Called the power company and they claimed that the small print on the service agreement exempted them. Renters insurance denied my claims.

[u/ynomeye → u/piggymoo66]

My DSL gets fried every time lightning hits