So today I was on my computer all day like I always am and decided to play xbox. So I plugged my ethernet cord into my xbox and played gta 5 for a little. Suddenly I smell smoke and Im disconnected from xbox live. Well guess what caught on fire my wifi modem. -_- So now im screwed.  I thought this was weird and kinda funny so I thought I'd share my experience. XD 

Damn that sucks.

I sure hope to god you are just trolling right now or your about to get the lash of a god released on you...

 

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If you posted this knowing it would piss us off then I hope this is the next screen you see when you try to log back on..

 

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Edited January 28, 201412 yr by Darkangel

Holy cow. I never knew gif's could have sound 

damn. You are lucky that the fact that your house my be burnt down. How and why would an wifi modem get on fire.. over loaded maybe, playing to much GTAV then.

 

FIRE

That really isn't possible, unless there was some sort of fault in the power adapter, but even then, the fuses would have blown before it caught on fire.

My modem Did that a while back. I pulled it out of the box were i had it stored and plugged it in. I turn it on an the thing blow up. I mean it was popping and smoking

 

the worst that could happen is a spark then some smoke from a modem maybe in extreme cases a little fire something like a match burning

Sounds like someone deserves a refund.

Edited January 28, 201412 yr by Someone22

Well Wifi can Caught on fire if there is a short inside..There is little Relays inside and a on board fuse which don't really work. Once that board starts to Melt it stops power from Surging yes. But not to shut it down. the Wifi Board would keep melting only cause the House main power is still feeding power. and most homes have 3 grounds to stop In wall Fires in case of a Device MAlfunction so the fire would start from the wifi and spread unless you  disconnect the wifi from the house power.... Just a little advice. To avoid that next time buy the extension cord with fuses. Do cost between 30 to 80 but it will Limit the chance of a house fire....:)

 

 

Well Wifi can Caught on fire if there is a short inside..There is little Relays inside and a on board fuse which don't really work. Once that board starts to Melt it stops power from Surging yes. But not to shut it down. the Wifi Board would keep melting only cause the House main power is still feeding power. and most homes have 3 grounds to stop In wall Fires in case of a Device MAlfunction so the fire would start from the wifi and spread unless you  disconnect the wifi from the house power.... Just a little advice. To avoid that next time buy the extension cord with fuses. Do cost between 30 to 80 but it will Limit the chance of a house fire....:)

I think that maybe you should look up the definition of a fuse. It cuts of the power once it exceeds a certain limit.

 

Extension cords will not stop a fire, if the fault originated from the device itself, then the extension cord will not make a difference.

 

 

 

There is little Relays inside and a on board fuse which don't really work

Making such a comment is absolutely rediculous. Relays are simply switches, they are not safety devices.

 

Of course they work. They wil have gone through various tests at the manufacture to ensure they meet an legal requirements and legislations. 

Now that's what I call blazing fast internet.

Edited January 28, 201412 yr by The Loot

Now that's what I call blazing fast internet.

 

Ba-dum-tss

I think that maybe you should look up the definition of a fuse. It cuts of the power once it exceeds a certain limit.

 

Extension cords will not stop a fire, if the fault originated from the device itself, then the extension cord will not make a difference.

 

Making such a comment is absolutely rediculous. Relays are simply switches, they are not safety devices.

 

Of course they work. They wil have gone through various tests at the manufacture to ensure they meet an legal requirements and legislations. 

 

 

Ok I dont think you really understand me! the Purpose of a Fuse is to stop the power. But Please keep in mind unlike a car that is under its own power. for example

 

 

Lets say you Decided to installed HIDs or some powerful Fog lights to the car. you have 2 option. you can run your own wiring and Relay and fuse..

 

the purpose of a Relay is to Equal Power to Prevent overloading.. Fuse is a protector but only if Positive and Negative Touch Causing the Negative to Loop it self hitting the Positive line.. Now and only then the fuse will Trip preventing power to hit Keep feeding that line.........

 

But what if positive just overloads ?? What happens ?? do the fuse Blow no. that is when the relay take over But now remember Relays only work with fuses. and Wifi Relays are little plastic Attach to the board. which isn't Fused. which makes the relays not even worth it. thats why Alot of Wifi come with a overload Sensor. If the relay gets to hot well it just cut off like a breaker and restarts when the Temp is reduce ..... For example look at the power supply on the desktops. You would notice its wiring is not attach to the board . Its Grounded on its owned. so in case of a Short the power supply will just stop.the power will be killed because the power supply is just a huge Relay and fuse .. unlike Wifi everything is in one. all grounded in the same way so if that ground Files yea the fuses will blow but the wifi will still be powered as the Relays and fuses are located on the board itself where it will keep burning unless unplugging.. this is why having a Cord with a fuse is good cause the fuse would detect the short and Cut that device from being powered from the Start. which is where you plug your device :)..... I only know this because i went to school for this. if you ever what try this.....

 

REcommended for Adults and must be done outside ......

 

If you ever want to see how a fuse reacts Get a battery and 10 wires , 2 fuses and 1 relay 1 switch... and follow this Mapping

legend : P for power G for ground B for battery  R for relay and F for fuse

 

P---->R---->F-----> Switch----->F-------Relay-----

                   Ground after Switch--------------------

 

Now this is how the Wifi set up is...Once you have finish Switch on the power---------- everything will be okay but lets make a Wifi meltdown....

 

Turn off the power and connect the Relay power line to the last Relay and and switch it on...... it will work.. if y ou have  Amp reader Connect it to the line you will notice a overload.. No problem it will run still...... Remember Relays on wifi isn't Grounded on its own it is shared with the entire Device.....you will also notice the Bottom line getting Hot and then you will see a little fire and the fire will just burn.. but the fuse will not blow..once it happens take off the switch and the fire will stop............ This is why All building outlets have 3 grounds to ground any power Same as a car... Power --- Relay Fuse on all power from the relay grounded and then to the fuse box and then to the lights :)-------------- understand what i am saying now. that is the reason why some wifis catch on fire... Keep in mind if that fuse Blow that sensor is Disable and can't Power or Read the overload......which will keep burning unless plug from the wall----

 

 

Edit: also forgot to mention having a fuse at the power source controls the amp sooooo if you have  a15 amp fuse a well that is the most it will get that will stop a overload :) like house breakers. if you overload the breakers it cut off cause its more then the Amps can handle which stops fire inside walls :)

 

 

Edited January 28, 201412 yr by new york swat

Tom: I don't think routers tend to *have* fuses. If you mean the mains breaker, electronics can smoke out well below circuit breaker levels of power. I've seen it happen several times, and, er, maybe definitely accidentally caused it once. All you need is current across a component which exceeds the design limit (in my case, I accidentally shorted the pins of a video cord hooked to a projector across a mains outlet; video equipment isn't designed to handle that level of power across the VGA port). I wouldn't discribe it as a "fire", but it does produce smoke, and does ruin the part.

Tom: I don't think routers tend to *have* fuses. If you mean the mains breaker, electronics can smoke out well below circuit breaker levels of power. I've seen it happen several times, and, er, maybe definitely accidentally caused it once. All you need is current across a component which exceeds the design limit (in my case, I accidentally shorted the pins of a video cord hooked to a projector across a mains outlet; video equipment isn't designed to handle that level of power across the VGA port). I wouldn't discribe it as a "fire", but it does produce smoke, and does ruin the part.

Just realised that I'm thinking about the plugs that we have here in the UK, they have built in fuses for every appliance, I think only the UK and Singapore have them.....

 

I guess I can't really comment on the US power adapters though. Sorry for the misunderstanding :P

 

Haha, I remember once when I was in school, the PC wouldn't turn on. I reached around the back thinking the switch on the back of the PC was turned off so I pressed the switch and a massive crack came from the PC, followed by a ton of smoke. If I'd looked at the switch before pressing it, I'd have realised that it was to change the power supply voltage. I'd just doubled it lol. 

I've had 2 hard drive controller cards catch on fire before.


All you need is something to fail, cause a short and something near it to burn (Such as dust or plastic.) Low voltage electronic's fires can draw well under 15 or 20 amps.

 

The last harddrive to do that, lit on fire, cause a BSOD since it was the boot drive, however the computer was still powering on, even after I thought restarting the system would fix it til I opened the case and found the burn marks and small fire still going. (I have a very poor sense of smell.) That was back in 2007.


My wireless routers are both running around 120-130F surface temps so one lighting on fire isn't actually much of a surprise to me.


Curious if you had ever blown the dust out of the modem before? Or has it just be left alone its whole life?

Now that's what I call blazing fast internet.

I'm surprised it took somebody this long to say that! lol

 

I have had a hair drier spit fire at me while trying to dry out gloves. It shorted and a bit of smoke came out then some fire. lol. 

Just realised that I'm thinking about the plugs that we have here in the UK, they have built in fuses for every appliance, I think only the UK and Singapore have them.....

 

I guess I can't really comment on the US power adapters though. Sorry for the misunderstanding :P

 

Haha, I remember once when I was in school, the PC wouldn't turn on. I reached around the back thinking the switch on the back of the PC was turned off so I pressed the switch and a massive crack came from the PC, followed by a ton of smoke. If I'd looked at the switch before pressing it, I'd have realised that it was to change the power supply voltage. I'd just doubled it lol.

Yeah, US plugs don't generally have fuses.

Even if it did, though, I'm not sure it'd help. Are the fuses tailored to the particular device they're hooked to to prevent *damage*, or are they just there to prevent *fire*? Electronics can release their magic smoke at fairly low heat; just because there's smoke, doesn't mean there's a risk of fire.

Should have bought this: http://gizmodo.com/5795497/you-better-buy-this-router-cooler-because-your-router-might-be-on-fire-right-now

 

 

Edited January 28, 201412 yr by WSPChiefReefer