Do you unplug your devices during a thunderstorm?

[BCoetzer]

Do you unplug your devices during a thunderstorm?

 

[My_King]

No

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

No. Why would you eliminate the chance of getting free upgrades from your insurance.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Thunderstorms, what are those?

Sincerely,
Capetonian

 

[Binary_Bark]

No, back in the 90's and earlier yes, no need to do so anymore

 

[bwana]

Thunderstorms are pretty rare where I am.

 

[Grant]

here ppl - take a lesson from Chance the Rapper

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01:10 onwards

 

[HAL 9000]

I have Ellies Hi Surge Protector multiplugs for all of my wall sockets - 2 in lounge (for Home entertainment & for desktop PC / monitors & LTE routers), 1 in kitchen for appliances (plus separate Ellies & Gizzu Fridge Surge adaptors for the main fridge & bar fridge) & 1 in bedroom (for bedside lamp & phone chargers).

However, when there is a major electrical storm in the immediate vicinity - (3 seconds or less between the lightning & thunder - sound travels at around 343m/s) - as a precaution, I do unplug them all as an added measure of safety.

 

[Cius]

Used to regularly get hit for lightning in my previous house. Was due to still using a copper line phone. It was the Telkom line that brought the surge and due to our phone having a powered base station for the wireless headset it would allow the surge to pass from the Telkom copper into my internal wiring. Had a few claims. Then we stopped using Telkom a decade or two ago I have not lost a thing after many a thunder storm.

 

[Mike Angelo]

PC yes and if you have a dsl router the telephone line. Lost too many routers this way.

 

[Segg]

Not since ditching the Telkom line (Physically removed not just disconnected)

 

[ISP cash cow]

Also one that used to do it when had DSL. Lost a lot of routers through the copper line but since I have been on Fibre have not unplugged anything and have not had any appliances or devices go yet

*touches wood.

 

[Werner1975]

Yes, just in case.

 

[wbot]

Only my gaming pc. Just to be safe. Where I live thunderstorms get pretty bad.

 

[Athos]

Nope, that was something my parents made us do in the 1990's. I have had some wild electrical storms around my house and never had an issue. I know if you get a direct hit it can cause massive problems but the chances of that are next to nothing.

 

[Sinbad]

Other

What's a thunderstorm?

 

[BBSA]

No.

I'm off-grid, so I think I should be okay.

 

[Sinbad]

No.

I'm off-grid, so I think I should be okay.

If you have long cable runs of anything, you're still at risk.
I lost a TV and AVR to a lightning strike that induced a massive voltage in an HDMI cable run.

 

[NR7]

Live on a hill, used to get hit regularly. Not as much anymore.

Still unplug the PC, PS5 Pro and Switch 2.

 

[Smiggles]

No moved away from Telkom 8 years ago already.