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R.Spinks
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My father asked me a question recently for which I had no good answer. Here
was the problem he described:
"we had a thunderstorm and before I got to my computer to shut it down a
lightening bolt killed my electricity for just a second. Everything came
back on except the monitor on my computer. I have tried to restart it
several times a day since then but it always remained totally dead, no
power, nothing. Today it magically came on! Everything is back to normal
after four and a half days!"
I can not think of anything that would have lasted that long. My best guess
would have been blown fuse -- made invalid by fact that it works again by
itself -- or temporary condition caused by an overtemp (ie. blown diode or
cap -- wouldn't have resolved itself in days --- hours at best if
resolvable). Anyone have a possible explanation. I live in a different state
so I can't do any actual analysis -- just at a loss for possibilities.
Thanks.
was the problem he described:
"we had a thunderstorm and before I got to my computer to shut it down a
lightening bolt killed my electricity for just a second. Everything came
back on except the monitor on my computer. I have tried to restart it
several times a day since then but it always remained totally dead, no
power, nothing. Today it magically came on! Everything is back to normal
after four and a half days!"
I can not think of anything that would have lasted that long. My best guess
would have been blown fuse -- made invalid by fact that it works again by
itself -- or temporary condition caused by an overtemp (ie. blown diode or
cap -- wouldn't have resolved itself in days --- hours at best if
resolvable). Anyone have a possible explanation. I live in a different state
so I can't do any actual analysis -- just at a loss for possibilities.
Thanks.