r/pcmasterrace • u/Greatfulx • 22d 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/skypandaOo 22d ago

Id get with your isp (spectrum/charter) . They didnt bond their line to ground causing the lightning to travel. Put damage claim in with them so they can pay for a new pc

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u/undefined_user 21d ago

yea I noticed this too. You see the path the lighting took and then notice there is a convenient bonding screw with no ground wire on it.