🚀 go-pugleaf

I'm not sure I'm following your incoming/outgoing path statements.  AFAIK,
every electrical device has to have both, otherwise you'd have no current
flowing through the device, rendering it useless.  Kind of like sticking a
lightbulb on one end of a battery.  Until you complete the circuit, you
don't get a light.

Clint

"w_tom" <w_tom1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>   Determining how and what is damaged can be an interesting
> lesson in how damage occurs.  For example, if it was
> lightning, then damaged component have both an incoming and
> outgoing electrical path for that lightning.  Obviously, the
> modem is a classic example: incoming on AC electric. Outgoing
> on phone line. This damages modem.  But usually, a modem need
> only have something in its DAA or off hook relay circuit
> replaced (ie a PNP transistor) and is perfectly good again.
>
>   What else was connected to computer at time of strike?  For
> example, could printer or network card also have been good
> outgoing paths?  IOW you must also know how each was connected
> as part of the building's wiring.  Analysis of how transient
> transversed the computer must be from a building perspective.
>
>   Devices that should not be damaged are memory and CPU.  Each
> have an incoming but no outgoing path.
>
>   By using known information, then determine which parts (bad
> and still working) may have conducted the transient.  Those
> would be the damaged and 'may fail in future' parts.
>
>   The analysis can be challenging which is why so many just
> say, "Trash it".  Continued repair depends on whether you want
> to save money or you want to really learn something.
>
> rello wrote:
> > got a newish dell dimension 4500 in that was knocked out by a
> > lightning strike......i got the job of disposing of the box :)
> >
> > the mobo is definitely dead but all the majors, hd, both cd drives,
> > floppy ram and video board are ok...havent tested the modem and
> > s/card as yet but s/card prolly ok......modem i expect to be
> > fried .....
> >
> > i could sell it at a very low price [with a statement as to its
> > origin], use it as a testing station or maybe hire it out as a
> > fill in for people who cant do without a computer........
> >
> > what would opinion be on putting it back into service for the
> > above applications.....
> > thanks for any and all replies