MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: universally stupid...

> and another thing... the cable box is working with RCA cables through my VCR/DVD
> recorder combo... but will not output via HDMI. The HDMI ports on the TV are directly
> attached to the mainboard so the shock/surge that hit the mainboard, managed to
> travel down the cable box's HDMI cable and wipe it out?
>
> but... the Wii U was on as well... via HDMI. I'm so confused

Swapped hot/neutral in your house wiring that changed the ground potential of the low side on the iPhone charger as compared to another device? Best guess I can think of without knowing the specifics on the charger circuit or the Y cable. Even then it would require sub-standard design in some component.

The devices blown would be dependent on how well protected they were from whatever they were exposed to. Not too surprising that some would survive while others did not.

Certainly weird.