Solar or Lunar ?

A strange week of electrical incidents. Electric shearing unit blew up with a bang in my hands. My rechargeable drill has switched its self on twice this week as I entered my shed. My internet has deleted my blog stats for a while and the CD player has speed up with being forward winded. Strip lights have made cracking noises. I'm thinking maybe a solar flare is to blame, or maybe the moon being larger than normal right now ? Its all rather weird.