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inTaCtfuL
09/25/22 10:51:56 PM
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fucking TV and computer in my room both died because some lighting came around the area. Every other tv in the house is a okay but mines happened to die. Fuck off

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MrWingnut
09/25/22 10:56:59 PM
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No surge protectors?
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Laserion
09/25/22 11:02:36 PM
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RIP fucking TV and computer. Died at 1.21 Jiggawatts!!

Great Scott!!!

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SauI_Goodman
09/25/22 11:03:14 PM
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Laserion posted...
RIP fucking TV and computer. Died at 1.21 Jiggawatts!!

Great Scott!!!
What the hell is a jiggawatt

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inTaCtfuL
09/25/22 11:03:32 PM
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MrWingnut posted...
No surge protectors?
Funny you say that, my room did have a surge protector yet they still died.

Though to be fair my computer seems to turn on, so maybe only some of the components died and not the whole thing. Though the TV is 100% dead

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Chicken
09/25/22 11:04:00 PM
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Who hooks up expensive electronics without a surge protector?

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Street_Genius
09/25/22 11:06:14 PM
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Chicken posted...
Who hooks up expensive electronics without a surge protector?

Surge protectors cant protect shit if lightning strikes close to home; happened to my second PS3, DVR and modem.

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inTaCtfuL
09/25/22 11:52:53 PM
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Chicken posted...
Who hooks up expensive electronics without a surge protector?
It was on one though.

Also just tested it, seems like everything but the GPU is fine, so the only thing that died on me was the TV and GPU. Damn, I guess I can wait until black friday to build a new computer since it's been a while since my last upgrade anyways. And I guess I can wait until black friday as well to get a oled tv for my room. This fucking sucks but it could have been worse I guess

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sabin017
09/25/22 11:58:41 PM
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You're supposed to have your surge protector in another surge protector for twice the protection.

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ToucheTurtle
09/26/22 12:30:51 AM
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Imagine literally not having a surge protector.

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Vicious_Dios
09/26/22 12:43:28 AM
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MrWingnut posted...
No surge protectors?

Apparently not. Lol

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MabusIncarnate
09/26/22 1:04:48 AM
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This is why you need to invest in arc reactor technology

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inTaCtfuL
09/26/22 2:06:30 AM
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But I did have one, it's this one specifically https://a.co/d/0gzUZlz

And it still died on me, fuck

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Big_Nabendu
09/26/22 2:14:03 AM
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Good thing you have a backup TV.
You're so smart TC. And good looking. Don't forget that.

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Giblet_Enjoyer
09/26/22 2:40:12 AM
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inTaCtfuL posted...
Also just tested it, seems like everything but the GPU is fine,
Interesting, I had a GPU get fr*cked by lightning too once. It didn't strike super close to my house, probably a couple hundred feet away. No other part of my machine was affected, either. Got a new GPU and everything was fine with that machine for years after.

In my case though the GPU still kinda worked, it just would lock up the whole computer after playing a game for a short time with the classic BRRREHHEHHEHHEHHEHH thing where it loops the last little sound. Underclocking helped a little but that was just borrowing it some time really, lol.

I wonder if GPUs are particularly sensitive when it comes to this or something

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Zikten
09/26/22 2:44:44 AM
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I've always been scared of this but it's never happened to me. I didn't know a surge protector can fail
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Kombucha
09/26/22 3:13:01 AM
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inTaCtfuL posted...
But I did have one, it's this one specifically https://a.co/d/0gzUZlz

And it still died on me, fuck

Looks like a brand I've never heard of/wouldn't trust.

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cardoor123
09/26/22 4:27:45 AM
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Imagine complaining about a situation that is completely your fault. If you would have had a reliable power protector then this wouldn't have happened
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themaster627
09/26/22 4:49:00 AM
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This is why getting a surge protector for expensive electronics is important, mother nature doesn't mess around. You should buy one now before risking a new computer.

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Trumpo
09/26/22 10:07:26 AM
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You have a decade old machine

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ProboBum
09/26/22 10:48:17 AM
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Honestly I just unplug my electronics during a thunderstorm >~> it's annoying going through the house to unplug and replug everything but better safe than sorry.

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masterpug53
09/26/22 11:22:49 AM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
What the hell is a jiggawatt

It's the unit of measurement used to determine how much one is getting 'jiggy' with it.

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Giblet_Enjoyer
09/26/22 10:52:34 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Yep, I know a couple whose shit (ALL of it) got fried when lightning struck their house. Hell my next door neighbors just had a house fire caused by lightning a few weeks ago

Don't be silly, unplug your electrillies

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kingdrake2
09/26/22 10:57:22 PM
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Street_Genius posted...
happened to my second PS3


have to protect them. the only source to play ps3 games. not made anymore.

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HairyQueen
09/26/22 11:27:10 PM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
What the hell is a jiggawatt
Pretty sure thats a racial slur and you may want to mark them

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-Unowninator-
09/26/22 11:31:07 PM
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The same thing happened to me once with my printer, router, and a couple of other things. We had to replace them all.

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Oubliettes
09/27/22 12:00:46 AM
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sorry for your loss my dude
but did anyone else walk in here expecting a trick finger alt?

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bladegash
09/27/22 12:01:48 AM
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SauI_Goodman posted...
What the hell is a jiggawatt

A jigga of watts... Naturally.

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kingdrake2
09/27/22 12:48:06 AM
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HairyQueen posted...
Pretty sure thats a racial slur


we'll let the mods decide it's fate.

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WrestlinFan
09/27/22 1:13:21 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

That is CE properly distilled.

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KhlavicLanguage
09/27/22 1:14:39 AM
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god this topic took such a CE turn, some of you really need to shut the fuck up
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