Hello all,
Today i had the worst experience of my life (yet). The power went down and as always i flipped the switch which is located on the outlet (Australian outlets) to avoid high voltage once it comes back. I didn't think to pull the cord because it was just a simple power outage. That was the main outlet by which my computer, my server and my networking equipment draws power from.
Within few minutes thunder strikes started popping right and left and i totally forgot that i was still connected to the wall. I know that i may be over-reacting but even with a single thunder strike i always shut down everything.
At some point i saw a blue flash and heard a popping sound near the shelve where my networking gear is and right after i heard the sound of the thunder strike. My heart dropped to the floor. I knew that something bad had happened to my stuff and i could not wait for the power to come back to test and assess the damage.
After half an hour the power comes back and after waiting for 15 minutes to make sure that everything was okay i plugged everything back and flipped the switch. Ty my surprise, nothing was damaged. Both switches, my server, my pc and my access point were functioning as intended. I still cant wrap my head around what happened. I don't really have good protection yet. Only a single, decade old, Belking surge protected power strip.
I feel very uncomfortable not knowing what happened.
Do you have any ideas what caused the sound and the flash?
Note: All windows and blinds where closed. It didn't came from the outside.