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Lightening blew my modem n phone line! Anyone else get hit?
jossey - 6/6/10 at 09:23 PM

Lost my net at moment due to a strike on the phone line pole. Havin to use my iPhone to post :-(

It totally smoked my adsl router n phone line ain't working. So glad my car was ok though :-)

anyone else had any issues?

tegwin - 6/6/10 at 09:45 PM

You didnt have a surge protector on your phone line? School boy error...

Lightning - 6/6/10 at 09:49 PM

Sorry for your plight, but if there wasnt any lightning i would be out of business

Hellfire - 6/6/10 at 11:17 PM

Surge Protector?

Opps!!!

Steve

MikeRJ - 7/6/10 at 06:50 AM

Surge protectors are of very limited usefulness in the event of a nearby lightning strike IME. I had my ADSL router, VCR, and HIFI Amp smoked all at the same time due to lightning a few years ago, despite all being on surge protectors.

mangogrooveworkshop - 7/6/10 at 08:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Lightning
Sorry for your plight, but if there wasnt any lightning i would be out of business



You should move to Joburg.....now thats lightning for you
Turned a 50 foot tree into matchsticks in a mates garden


Could send that lad some surge protectors....our techs pull them out and throw them away keeps me in business

jollygreengiant - 7/6/10 at 09:33 AM

Years ago I was at my Bro's house in Romsey watching a storm come in from an upstairs front window. When it had passed us we went down stairs. Ten minutes later, Lightning HIT the house opposite, you should have seen the state of the wiring in that house. Ever since then I've not been worried by lightning, cos if you see it or hear it you are OK, if you don't see it or hear it then you probably have nothing to worry about any more.

splitrivet - 7/6/10 at 11:27 AM

I love lightning it blows up phone systems like no ones business. We are well overdue some round here.
Cheers,
Bob

iank - 7/6/10 at 11:54 AM

Not hit, but close. Years ago I was driving along the M62 in a storm when it hit a sign in the middle of the roundabout at the turnoff I'd just passed. BIG flash, impressive bang, and lots of sparks as the the metal poll took the brunt of the strike. Actually woke the missus up

[Edited on 7/6/10 by iank]