Rising in Tennessee, strong winds and even tornadoes were not uncommon, and I am not a stranger for a blackout that can live anywhere for a few seconds to several days. But, no matter how long the outage goes – on the first sign of a flicker, I always stand ready to unplug my more expensive equipment – – – – – – Iphone On chargers, MacBook Tilt on the wall, and any other small tool cord I can get my hands before coming back through my wires.

Last year, a huge storm came to my city and knocked down trees like a giant child and had a giant baby with a wind-powered nature. Our townhouse lost electricity when a particularly old oak came down on a line, and in the dark, I ran out of our house through plugging out of the outlet. By the time I saw, my roommates were looking at me with the bark raised. What was I doing on Earth?

I threw back the doubt equally, because not everyone knew that you should unplug you Electronics During a power outage? No? The power surge, in the event of the duh, had to stop the loss. My roommates still did not believe in me. About a year later, another storm rolled through last night – one that was easily arriving for me to plug around my new apartment.

But, the question is whether it is really true that you should unplug your electronics during power outage? Read on to find out.

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What is the risk of power outage?

This happens when the light comes back, which you have to worry about

I am sure you have heard of a power surge – the phenomenon where there is a sudden spike in an electrical voltage in a power line. This can result in defective wiring, grid issues and electrical attacks. However, if your road or house loses electricity, when the power grid returns online, there is often a sudden crowd of lightning. Jerk in extreme sufficient cases can effectively cook your electronics.

From ‘cooking’, I do not mean a light flash fry in a pan – although I will take a crispy iPhone with garlic, if it was one thing. Instead, the power surge can fry the internal components of your devices very suddenly, high-voltage and fry if they are connected to power (aka your wall outlet). When this happens, this does not mean that your device will be affected, but some consequences may include burnt circuits, data loss (or corruption), or even device failure. Is not good

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So what is the first line of your protection? Serge Protectors for one. You will usually find Serge Protectors manufactured in power strips, and they safely take the additional voltage to the ground in the event of one of these jerks.

The front line of defense is something you want desktop, network equipment, smart home hub, and anything especially important for your home: uninterrupted power supply, or UPS for shorts. They are like Serge Protectors, but with a built -in battery that kicks at power cutting during an outage. The extra few minutes of juice gives you some precious minutes and to close and close whatever you are working and close your equipment safely.

So why should you unplug your equipment too?

better safe than sorry

Even with Serge Protectors and UPS, I like to do wrong in favor of caution. It takes moments to unplug my computer – but it takes more than a day of $ 1600 and PTO to replace a debris Macbook Pro with a debris. I rather jump through the hops of unapproving my equipment, which does not jump from the couch to spend equal to rent.

Yes, it is rare, but I like to apply the protocol anyway. Call me crazy, but if you find yourself in one of those unfortunate scenarios, then who will be going to laugh in the way of Apple store?

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General rules of thumb in a power outage

What to do first

My phone and laptops are usually closed all the time, so I usually do what I do first. Then, go to your most sensitive and expensive electronics – ie desktop, gaming PC and monitor. After that, head for your TV and gaming console. People also unplug kitchen equipment, but I do not have very much smart technology that cooks my dinner for me, so I don’t worry about it.

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Question: Should I unplug my fridge?

Leave your fridge and freezer into the plug – they are almost always fine. Also, you do not want to forget to plug them back and spoil them all in them. To prevent malfunction, be sure to keep them off as much as possible.