From "The Register"
https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/10/23/windows-said-modem-worked-fine-that-unmistakable-scorched-electronics-smell-suggested-otherwise/5304375
Taking a look back through the years at a modem burned out by a lightning strike. Everything worked on the modem (on the PC side) up to the voltage regulator which vaporized and left a soot mark.
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