2006-09-11 09:25:35 · 27 answers · asked by jlb 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
if you have some kind of surge protector or UPS you will be ok
if you dont i wouldnt risk it
and even if you do if you are workin g on things that are important i would save as you go to make sure you dont lose anything important
good luck
2006-09-11 09:28:01 · answer #1 · answered by ian6868 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The advice "The Fat Clapper" gave you could wind up costing you your life. It is never safe to be near or in contact with electrical equipment during a thunderstorm. Lightning most often hits power lines, phone lines, and plumbing, and then travels into your home, taking out everything in it's path. NEVER use a computer during a thunderstorm.
SURGE PROTECTORS DO NOT PROTECT AGAINST DIRECT LIGHTNING STRIKES! Get real, people! Lightning is millions of amps, hundreds of thousands of volts, it travels tens of thousands of miles through AIR before finally striking the earth--no $20 plastic surge protector is going to prevent lightning from causing devastating damage to your house, person, or property. I don't know where this misinformation comes from, but it's likely why lightning is the number one weather killer--people are just plain, stupid.
2006-09-11 09:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its safe as long as you use a surge protector for the power supply. Which is really a trip switch to stop power surges during thunder storms fryinf your pc. that is not to say if your house is hit by lightening that you will nont be left with a pile of ash some acts of mother nature can destroy anything. So use common sense.
2006-09-11 09:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by Stephen M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband ran a computer repair shop for years, and his answer is no-don't take the chance, surge protector or not. An electrical problem that a surge protector can't handle is a drop in power, so keep that in mind, too, if you're in an area that "browns out" the power during peak usage times.
2006-09-11 09:32:31 · answer #4 · answered by SuzeY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!
Those surge protectors are designed to protect the machine from, uh, surges. Lightning strikes on the lines that run into your home aren't surges. They're bolts of instant death to your electronic gadgets. The only surefire way to protect a machine in an electrical storm is to pull the plug.
2006-09-11 09:31:48 · answer #5 · answered by Justin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi i thought it was until i got my most recent computer and the women in the shop said she would recommend a surge protector for my computer to protect it when it is bad weather,because if something does happen i can lose files off my pc and it could damage the computer, so when i got homw i asked my bro which is good with computers because i thought she was just lying to get me to by this surge protector thing, but he said it is best to have one and with them being quite cheap he got on. But its just a risk you take if your no bothered about losing data of you pc then you will be ok, but i would recommend you getting a surge protector. You can either get a single one or ones with a few plug holes in for you to plug other various things in.
2006-09-11 09:33:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totally safe - didn't you ever see The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes? Just go onto Wikipedia and wait - if a lightning bolt blows your computer, you'll absorb all the information on the site and become a super genius.
2006-09-11 09:32:15 · answer #7 · answered by chris_ninety1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there's lightning nearby, turn off your computer AND unplug it. A lightning strike, even just a nearby hit, can easily zap across any surge protector or computer on/off switch. Unplug the phone line to your modem too.
2006-09-11 09:36:18 · answer #8 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Sheffield, South yorks and it's been thundering and lightening and raining buckets from 7-8 rain is just starting to
subside. It was bad too, it knocked Sky off for about half an hour. It didn't knock my pc off though
2006-09-11 09:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by Jeanette 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you use a surge protector, because a lightning strike or power outage can delete unsaved data and damage your computer in some instances. A surge protector will prevent damage, but not loss of unsaved data.
2006-09-11 09:28:54 · answer #10 · answered by RamontheGreat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought that but storm hasn't reached us yet. can hear rumbling in the distance and my connection keeps on going down which is really annoying! Apparently we're supposed to switch computers, SKY, all stuff like that off in a thunder storm but then I will have nothing to do and I will be bored. So I'm staying right hear until my electric goes!!!
2006-09-11 09:28:49 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋