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ADSL during thunderstorms
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MickeyD
RIP
Yes.
Copper is a great conductor!
Copper is a great conductor!
Yes.
Copper is a great conductor!
Especially for lightening, you are braver than me keeping your ADSL plugged in during a thunderstorm.
falcon786
Honorary Master
Yes.
Copper is a great conductor!
So fibre should be lighting proof to an extent?No more unplugging during storms?
The_Unbeliever
Honorary Master
Lost two routers due to Taranis/Ryden having some frolicsome activities in our area.
So now I plug out whenever I hear Taranis/Ryden rumbling.
So now I plug out whenever I hear Taranis/Ryden rumbling.
The_Unbeliever
Honorary Master
Yep, it is lightning proof.
Problem is your electrical cables is also a great conduit for lightning... if it doesn't hit your ADSL line, it'll hit your power lines and blow every single appliance along with your PC, router and assorted IT paraphernalia.
falcon786
Honorary Master
Ok because at our place we've been hit twice by lighting at work in the last few years and in both cases the point of entry was the telephone cable and yes as you say resulting in everything closest to the modem blowing out....we don't really get our power lines hit by lightning surprisingly,maybe that's because they are mostly buried in our area.
We've learnt our lesson though so we unplug all telephone jacks every night and also if there is rain in the day,can be a chore though,and means no after hours downloading.Looks like fibre will solve our problems.
Venomous
Honorary Master
Ok because at our place we've been hit twice by lighting at work in the last few years and in both cases the point of entry was the telephone cable and yes as you say resulting in everything closest to the modem blowing out....we don't really get our power lines hit by lightning surprisingly,maybe that's because they are mostly buried in our area.
We've learnt our lesson though so we unplug all telephone jacks every night and also if there is rain in the day,can be a chore though,and means no after hours downloading.Looks like fibre will solve our problems.
In our area the lightening often strikes ground, finding the electric cables, so don't be to excited about that being hit-proof.
It has been suggested that you could add a media converter between your adsl router and the rest of the network equipment to stop the surge from crossing into your LAN. But that won't save your router though, or keep you safe from powerline spikes unfortunately