PS3 during a storm?

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#1 GaMiNg_iS_GoOd
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Hey i was wondering if i should keep my ps3 on during a storm.I'm playing the NGS demo and it just started pouring,Lightning and all should i keep it on.

Edit:Never mind the rain is really hard and a ton of thunder so im turning it off to be on the safe side. 

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#2 chacas
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unless you have an excelent grounded electrical installation and a regulator/no brake/or any external power source i suggest not doing it. im not sure if the warranty covers that kind of things. anyways i wouldnt risk $600 to be burn by a lightning
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#3 Leviathan00
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Yeah, it started pouring where I am too. I'm contemplating the same.
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#4 Thomas-Crown
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I would turn it off, guys... You know, just in case. :P

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#5 TheJuggla17
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Where are all you located? I am from Southern New Jersey and rain and lighting was just happening here too!

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#6 teebeenz
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First things first, when you got electronics they should be behind a zapcatcher, they're not to expensive but they're worth it. Next during thunderstorms (preferably before they begin) shut the unit down, and unplug it from the power/phone or ethernet and move the cable away from the wall. A surge alone can fry stuff but if your house is hit, anything plugged in or near a plug (including your head near a phone handset) getas fried. Nevers hurt to be careful.
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#7 GaMiNg_iS_GoOd
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Where are all you located? I am from Southern New Jersey and rain and lighting was just happening here too!

TheJuggla17

I live in Brooklyn New York ao it was probably the same storm. 

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#8 socoms_greatest
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lol as soon as it started to storm over here, i shut off my ps3 with the back switch

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#9 Paper_Knife
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i live in California. i am having almost the opposite weather. it is about 84 degrees, clear skies, and the sun is setting. 8)
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#10 Solid_Link22
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i live in California. i am having almost the opposite weather. it is about 84 degrees, clear skies, and the sun is setting. 8)Paper_Knife

Its so hot I love it 

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#11 RoyTheViking
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Ive played thru a storm several times......A Motorstorm that is :D
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#12 The_Jerm
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Ive played thru a storm several times......A Motorstorm that is :DRoyTheViking
BAH ZING! lol nice one
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#13 GaMiNg_iS_GoOd
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Ive played thru a storm several times......A Motorstorm that is :DRoyTheViking

 i seriously lol'd at that.:lol: 

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#14 TheJuggla17
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Ive played thru a storm several times......A Motorstorm that is :DRoyTheViking

Yeah to bad a real storm is more entertaining then Motorstorm.

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#15 ArmoJan
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[QUOTE="Paper_Knife"]i live in California. i am having almost the opposite weather. it is about 84 degrees, clear skies, and the sun is setting. 8)Solid_Link22

Its so hot I love it

me three! 

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#16 Leviathan00
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I'm in Queens, definitely was the same storm. I unplugged ... damn, that did not sound right.