Should I turn off my computer because of a thunderstorm?

[Mulch]

I have a powersurge protector and currently my tower, moniter, modem, router, phone, and xbox are all plugged into a surge protecter/outlit. I actually have no idea how surge protectors work so I'm wondering if they're all safe.

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[JimJam]

Yes, you're fine. Lol.
Do you not have thunderstorms often?

[YorkTown95]

I would shut it down, my suggestion.

Scratch that, I believe that it will be safe.

[Alyx Vance]

The surge protector will keep them safe. I watched TV while we had a super storm with tornado sirens going off and nothing happened.

[Mulch]

Yes, you're fine. Lol.
Do you not have thunderstorms often?

None this big. It lookes like it's hailing, but that's not hail, it's rain.

[indyjones]

Surge protectors are there for that reason, you're fine

[JimJam]

None this big. It lookes like it's hailing, but that's not hail, it's rain.

That happens a couple times a week during the summer here.

[Xinakam]

You're good. It's safe on the surge protector unless lightning actually strikes your house... And if that ever happened, your computer would be the least of your worries.

[Alyx Vance]

None this big. It lookes like it's hailing, but that's not hail, it's rain.

Hell you'll be okay. We had strait up golf ball hail and serious winds and that didn't stop me from using my surge protector.

Umad nature?

[Rughugger]

I usually do if there's a storm. I've had a surge protector burn out by repeated spikes from lightning strikes so I like to play it safe.

[LegendZ]

Reckon you'd be safe.

[MegaScientifical]

My Nintendo Wii Broke and it was attached to a surge protector. You better not have it on an extension cable, or some other device.

[Sheath]

I actually have no idea how surge protectors work

You don't need to know. :3

[Alyx Vance]

My Nintendo Wii Broke and it was attached to a surge protector. You better not have it on an extension cable, or some other device.

I never had a problem with surge protectors 'cept once, and what happened is it just randomly went insane and caused things to start smoke and all that. My TV sparked and smoked but it still works.

Science don't worry.

[tails]

Surge suppression is usually provided by one or more metal-oxide varistors (MOVs), which are inexpensive two-terminal semiconductors. These act as very high speed switches, momentarily limiting the peak voltage across their terminals. By design, MOV surge limiters are selected to trigger at a voltage somewhat above the local mains supply voltage, so that they do not clip normal voltage peaks, but clip abnormal higher voltages

But now you do anyway.