Tip of the Month

There is a reason why we are generally busy during “Storm season” than any other time of the year. Storms can cause power surges, and if you get a direct lightning strike then surge protectors don’t protect you against damage.

The best way to protect your computer and all electrical equipment for that matter, during a storm, is to pull out the power lead from the Powerpoint. Direct lightning strikes can jump switches, which means even if the Powerpoint is turned off your computer and other electrical equipment can still get damaged if the Power Lead is still plugged in to the wall socket.

Phone lines are also very susceptible to surges, and should be pulled out of either the modem or the wall socket during a storm.

While some storm damaged computers are fixed simply by replacing a Power Supply which will end up costing around $90 including Labor, often storms will take out both Power Supply and motherboard, which usually results in a bill of $300 to $400.