Can lighting and thunder break a router?

Question

Can lighting and thunder break a router?

Answer 1

From personal experience I KNOW:

if lightning strikes your home and runs through your electrical outlets, any and all electrical devices can be fried.

And in that situation "surge" protectors don't help.

A "surge" protector only helps when there is

what is called a "brown-outage"...that's when the power gets bumped up from nearby electrical lightning activity.

BUT a direct hit, as I experienced is far greater than a surge.  The bolt jumped from my pine tree, over to my screen, and into the outlet on the porch, and went all through my home.

I lost, TV, washing machine, toasters, VCR, and all other electrical components that were plugged in, INCLUDING the surge protectors!

Solution:  If the electrical storm is nearby UNPLUG any and all things you want to save, until the storm is past.  

Most insurance companies would do insure a portion of your components...but that doesn't help when your hard drive is fried, and you lose all your work.

For minor electrical storms:  Use a surge protector.

For closer electrical storms:  UNPLUG!

^j^

Answer 2

don't worry  if lightning is there turn off................

Answer 3

lightning can,the only way thunder can is if it shakes it off a high shelf,lol

Answer 4

lightning can..thunder cant

Answer 5

Power surges, brown outs, and all types of electrical surges or lack there of can damage any electrial equipment (Computers, routers, Gaming Consoles, etc.) Best to have all these plugged into a surge protector or a UPS

Answer 6

Yes. Well thunder can't, it's just a noise. But lightning can. A large electrical surge into your computer system can burn out your router and your computer. Turn them off during a lightning storm. Or go and buy a surge protector. They aren't theat expensive and they are designed to prevent damage to your system from any kind of electrical surge.

Answer 7

of course, if the lightening caused a power surge it could fry your computer, router, tv, etc if they're not on surge protectors.

Answer 8

yes the electricity can and will travel thru phone and cable lines to your router. to prevent this they make surge protectors with cable inputs. you can pick one up for around $30

Answer 9

Yes. If lightning strikes then any electronics can be toast. Friend of mine had a strike 18 months ago and anything that was plugged into the power line, phone line or roof antenna got fried.

Answer 10

Thunder can't, but lightning can. A jolt of electricity can fry most electronic devices.

Answer 11

I had Verizon install FIOS and they include battery back up and surge protection for the Router they provide.

Answer 12

absolutely, a lighting can break any device that is connected to a power source, telephone line or cable tv line.

Surge supressors are available for power lines, telephone lines, cable lines and even outdoor antennas for wireless routers or access points.