Yea the weather can really mess with electronics. When it rains hard etc my satellite tv service sometimes goes down. I hate it when I'm watching the middle of something interesting.
Had it here in BC during the early evening a couple of days ago. Miraculously didn't lose power, because my part of the grid somehow can lose power with just a strong gust of wind sometimes. I turned off my computers when it started pouring down like in the Amazon or something with the lightning, just to be safe even though I have UPS's for them. Then it was blistering hot the next day like it's been the last week or so, and it was so humid from the downpour the night before. And it's still cooking this week, god it's hot. =|
you don't really have to get a 100 dollar belkin surge protector right just get a 20 dollar one or so am i right or am i wrong?
Let's put it this way; for 20 dollars, you get 20 dollars worth of protection, for 100 dollars, you get 100 dollars worth of protection. How much protection you feel comfortable with is really up to you. It's rather like comparing bulletproof vests; some are level I (can stop a .22 or .38), while others are level IV (can stop fully jacketed NATO 7.62MM). Again, how much protection you feel comfortable with is really up to you. The more costly surge protectors usually means that that can withstand and survive a much more powerful jolt of electricity. But, on the other hand, if all you're buying it for is to use it as a glorified extension cord; then yes, any ole "protector" will do. That is, you're really not protecting anything, you're just using it as a connector with multiple outlets to plug all your stuff in. Just be careful that a lot of those real cheap cords (even with the underwriters laboratories logo) are knockoffs from China; they're fire hazards as the UL logo is faked. Most have never been tested by UL, and the ones that have generally fail. Sources: http://esfi.org/node/134 http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20080401/NEWS/629118401/1016/NEWS http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazi...tentially-dangerous-wires-and-cords-recalled/ http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2006/09/11/safety-counterfeit.html http://www.complaintsboard.com/news-stories/fake-safety-labels.html
Ouch man, you got hit hard, for some reason I'm thinking this is more of a US thing? Here when theres a thunderstorm, I do get blackouts and stuff but all my stuff seems to be okay in the aftermath of it. Hmm, strange.
:O you got a thunderstorm?? i saw the thunderstorm warning on weather network expecting wild winds and hail but in Richmond Hill all we got was just a bit of rain, i was quite disappointed
Kdotc, Sorry for your loss. consider yourself unlucky, out of everywhere the lightning could strike, it had to strike right at your place, what are the odds of that?
^ i do'nt really care anymore...ill just bring karma in play cause i don't like losing...im still so lazy to get replacements of everything that gone wrong yo get the cheaper one and tell me if its good or not lol nice..1 week late! lol
roflmao... This is is really mess up... I never seen a lighting storm so bad for 10 yrs that I have been in Canada... Literally been 1h30m of non stop lighting... WTF???
we were about to eat dinner at home and the power went out for a couple minutes...everyone was freaked out... i saw a lightning rod hit our power line :( ..come to think of it i haven't seen this much lightning in one night.
^ i saw on the news..and the lightning pics were quite amazing yesterday after coming home from snoooker..i went to tv on the third floor and fell asleep...then i heard a LOUD bang and quickly yell at my bro to shut everything off..i was paranoid lol..i was the only one on the top floor so i unplugged everything in both rooms then went down to unplug some more power bars
LOL whenever theres a thunderstorm my net dcs .... if i dun unplug and turn off everything it fries my modem xD
yo kodak, did you buy a surge protector yet? last night's storm was a fucking big one.... tornado warning lol
those clips from vaughn were scary...they are on youtube it shows the tornado ripping a store roof off...seeing that in toronto is crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
