How would I shield my electronic gadgets from lightning strikes?

The main genuine guard is to unplug the greater part of your gadgets and machines before the tempest arrives, says Rick Maybury

A few days prior we had an overwhelming rainstorm. That isn't remarkable here however one lightning jolt was past anything we have encountered in about 30 years. The RCD on the mains switchboard did not trip and my iMac was unaffected just like the modem, TV and other electronic gadgets. Be that as it may, the criminal alert was pulverized. We feel that we have had a fortunate escape, this time. What insurance would you be able to propose, and is it conceivable to shield the entire house as particular from singular PCs and so on?

Neil Ross, by email

Fortunate to be sure and lightning strikes to overhead power and phone lines, particularly in provincial zones and when they are near a property, regularly result in extremely broad harm to electronic gadgets and electrical machines. The best and in fact the main genuine resistance in such conditions is to unplug the majority of your gadgets and machines before the tempest arrives, so give careful consideration to climate reports. In the event that you are expecting lighting storms you can see them drawing nearer and track their way progressively on sites like Lightningmaps at: http://goo.gl/bsFHb6

Electrical cables and telephone systems have genuinely broad insurance however notwithstanding when lighting storms are in excess of a mile away they can even now cause harm. Securing the entire house will be troublesome and costly however singular you can defend singular gadgets and machines with surge defenders and lightning arrestors. These are moderately shoddy and multi-attachment augmentation connectors offer for under £10 in high road electrical stores and on the web. Simply ensure they are not over-burden, connecting excessively numerous things to them. For PCs a uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is a decent speculation, notwithstanding giving an abnormal state of security for a PC and its peripherals, if the power goes off most models will naturally spare open reports and scrapes before securely closing down the PC. Thunder Electronics

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