Vista - Death by Power Surge!

My areas was struck by lightening and I had a power surge. I needed to
replace my cable modem, my router and my brand spanking new computer is in
the shop. Clearing the CMOS did not bring it back to life. :-(

What I am wondering, I have everything plugged into those power surge
protectors and how did this power surge get into my equipment? I am
thinking it followed the cable into the modem then into the router and then
by ethernet cable to the computer. Possible? If so, is there a way to
prevent that in the future?

Al

Possibly your Cable system is not properly grounded and a lighting surge
came over the cable line and not through you power line surge protector.

"Alfred Kaufmann" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news0DDF8F5-C118-4BCF-9522-06D948899B00@microsoft.com...
> My areas was struck by lightening and I had a power surge. I needed to
> replace my cable modem, my router and my brand spanking new computer is in
> the shop. Clearing the CMOS did not bring it back to life. :-(
>
> What I am wondering, I have everything plugged into those power surge
> protectors and how did this power surge get into my equipment? I am
> thinking it followed the cable into the modem then into the router and
> then by ethernet cable to the computer. Possible? If so, is there a way
> to prevent that in the future?
>
> Al
>

You can buy surge protectors that cover mains power, telephone and cable..


"Alfred Kaufmann" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news0DDF8F5-C118-4BCF-9522-06D948899B00@microsoft.com...
> My areas was struck by lightening and I had a power surge. I needed to
> replace my cable modem, my router and my brand spanking new computer is in
> the shop. Clearing the CMOS did not bring it back to life. :-(
>
> What I am wondering, I have everything plugged into those power surge
> protectors and how did this power surge get into my equipment? I am
> thinking it followed the cable into the modem then into the router and
> then by ethernet cable to the computer. Possible? If so, is there a way
> to prevent that in the future?
>
> Al
>

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

Home grade surge protectors are often very pretty with exciting styles and
colors, often handy for the extra outlets they provide, but also largely
useless at protecting the equipment connected to them from anything but very
minor surges. You would do well to not depend on these for protection,
instead disconnect the mains power for any electronic equipment you don't
want to have damaged in a storm.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Alfred Kaufmann" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news0DDF8F5-C118-4BCF-9522-06D948899B00@microsoft.com...
> My areas was struck by lightening and I had a power surge. I needed to
> replace my cable modem, my router and my brand spanking new computer is in
> the shop. Clearing the CMOS did not bring it back to life. :-(
>
> What I am wondering, I have everything plugged into those power surge
> protectors and how did this power surge get into my equipment? I am
> thinking it followed the cable into the modem then into the router and
> then by ethernet cable to the computer. Possible? If so, is there a way
> to prevent that in the future?

In message <D0DDF8F5-C118-4BCF-9522-06D948899B00@microsoft.com> "Alfred
Kaufmann" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote:

>My areas was struck by lightening and I had a power surge. I needed to
>replace my cable modem, my router and my brand spanking new computer is in
>the shop. Clearing the CMOS did not bring it back to life. :-(
>
>What I am wondering, I have everything plugged into those power surge
>protectors and how did this power surge get into my equipment? I am
>thinking it followed the cable into the modem then into the router and then
>by ethernet cable to the computer. Possible? If so, is there a way to
>prevent that in the future?

If the hit was anywhere near you, a surge protector won't even slow it
down.

Very little can stop or even slow down a lightning strike, only smaller
spikes can be caught by surge protection.

--
If quitters never win, and winners never quit,
what fool came up with, "Quit while you're ahead"?

I decent quality surge protector includes insurance against lightning
damage but you might have problem with that if you don't have
protection on the "data lines"

I have a UPS unit that protects the phone line as well and I have a
decent surge protector into which the laser printer is plugged and it
has a coaxial socket set for the cable going to the cable modem.

One problem with surge protectors is that they may protect you from a
surge, which they do by sacrificing themselves, and then next time you
have no protection -- again decent surge protectors either signal with
a red light that the protection is gone or kill the power output
altogether.

Better luck next time!

From the Lightning Capital of the World!

Yes I have one of those more expensive ones protecting my entertainment
system and it suffered no damage. Guess I need to buy a another one of
those.

Al



"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%236F%23QA9yHHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You can buy surge protectors that cover mains power, telephone and cable..
>
>
> "Alfred Kaufmann" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news0DDF8F5-C118-4BCF-9522-06D948899B00@microsoft.com...
>> My areas was struck by lightening and I had a power surge. I needed to
>> replace my cable modem, my router and my brand spanking new computer is
>> in the shop. Clearing the CMOS did not bring it back to life. :-(
>>
>> What I am wondering, I have everything plugged into those power surge
>> protectors and how did this power surge get into my equipment? I am
>> thinking it followed the cable into the modem then into the router and
>> then by ethernet cable to the computer. Possible? If so, is there a way
>> to prevent that in the future?
>>
>> Al
>>
>
> --
>
>
> Mike Hall
> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
>
>
>

No very practical if you are not home. There no storm present in my area at
the time just a few clouds and then there was one and only one bolt of
lightening. I certainly did not expect it. I guess that is why we have
insurance. :-(

Al




"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
news:049C77AF-A0AE-4DA3-803E-8B578DF07472@microsoft.com...
> Home grade surge protectors are often very pretty with exciting styles and
> colors, often handy for the extra outlets they provide, but also largely
> useless at protecting the equipment connected to them from anything but
> very minor surges. You would do well to not depend on these for
> protection, instead disconnect the mains power for any electronic
> equipment you don't want to have damaged in a storm.
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "Alfred Kaufmann" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news0DDF8F5-C118-4BCF-9522-06D948899B00@microsoft.com...
>> My areas was struck by lightening and I had a power surge. I needed to
>> replace my cable modem, my router and my brand spanking new computer is
>> in the shop. Clearing the CMOS did not bring it back to life. :-(
>>
>> What I am wondering, I have everything plugged into those power surge
>> protectors and how did this power surge get into my equipment? I am
>> thinking it followed the cable into the modem then into the router and
>> then by ethernet cable to the computer. Possible? If so, is there a way
>> to prevent that in the future?
>
>

Just when I was about to lay out big bucks for a better surge protector!

Al



"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
news:geu4a3hi24n7td771pjlf2f5v6vm96ennc@4ax.com...
> In message <D0DDF8F5-C118-4BCF-9522-06D948899B00@microsoft.com> "Alfred
> Kaufmann" <al_kaufmann@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>My areas was struck by lightening and I had a power surge. I needed to
>>replace my cable modem, my router and my brand spanking new computer is in
>>the shop. Clearing the CMOS did not bring it back to life. :-(
>>
>>What I am wondering, I have everything plugged into those power surge
>>protectors and how did this power surge get into my equipment? I am
>>thinking it followed the cable into the modem then into the router and
>>then
>>by ethernet cable to the computer. Possible? If so, is there a way to
>>prevent that in the future?
>
> If the hit was anywhere near you, a surge protector won't even slow it
> down.
>
> Very little can stop or even slow down a lightning strike, only smaller
> spikes can be caught by surge protection.
>
> --
> If quitters never win, and winners never quit,
> what fool came up with, "Quit while you're ahead"?

So if you have a $200 deductible on your insurance there is no reason to
spend $200 on a surge protector.

Al



"huwyngr" <Hugh_Wyn_Griffith@simpilot.net> wrote in message
news:VA.0000048d.003955db@unspam.tampabay.rr.com...
>I decent quality surge protector includes insurance against lightning
> damage but you might have problem with that if you don't have
> protection on the "data lines"
>
> I have a UPS unit that protects the phone line as well and I have a
> decent surge protector into which the laser printer is plugged and it
> has a coaxial socket set for the cable going to the cable modem.
>
> One problem with surge protectors is that they may protect you from a
> surge, which they do by sacrificing themselves, and then next time you
> have no protection -- again decent surge protectors either signal with
> a red light that the protection is gone or kill the power output
> altogether.
>
> Better luck next time!
>
> From the Lightning Capital of the World!
>