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rhyds · 01-11-2016, 08:17

I've heard of sockets burning out in lightning strikes, but never as part of a socket/phone wiring fault. There simply isn't the power coming down a line to get it hot enough to burn.

Short some 240v to it however...

01-11-2016, 08:17	#2
rhyds Inactive Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: North Wales Services: Plusnet Phone/BB, Freesat, VM Business BB (Cable) Posts: 821	Re: Has your phone socket ever caught fire? I've heard of sockets burning out in lightning strikes, but never as part of a socket/phone wiring fault. There simply isn't the power coming down a line to get it hot enough to burn. Short some 240v to it however...