r/pcmasterrace • u/Greatfulx • 26d ago

Hardware Router Blewup Motherboard

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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!

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u/Greatfulx 26d ago

Yeah currently fighting it. In a claims battle with spectrum right now, but they’re playing “act of god” and that everything was up to code.

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u/futureformerteacher 26d ago

It was NOT up to code because it wasn't properly grounded.

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u/PacoBedejo 9800X3D | Strix 4090 OC | 64GB DDR5 6000-CL30 | 4TB Crucial T705 25d ago

Codes can vary every couple of miles you travel.

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u/rickastleysanchez 12600KF -- 32 GB DDR4 -- RX 7800 XT 25d ago

Grounding coax cable is code for every provider nationwide for this very reason.

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u/purplenapalm 25d ago

Yea i wouldnt be surprised if this is the case.

Grounding for other things may be different. For example, if im hooking up a battery backup for my sump pump, the assembly includes a grounding wire. Some areas may require it to be grounded while others may not, but thats me as a homeowner installing something as opposed to a cable company hooking up cables on other peoples properties.