In Reply to: Lightning and Electronics, Exhibit 'A' posted by Inmate51 on September 10, 2015 at 10:08:30:
A nearby lightening strike is like an EMP pulse. If sufficiently strong and sufficiently close by, it can destroy equipment that is not connected in any way. I had a friend who lived on a pinnacle and had four brand new PCs destroyed by a nearby strike. They were in the original packing boxes which had never been opened. Last time I visited him, he was doing his best to make sure this wouldn't happen again, and this included putting a grid of lightening rods and grounding wires around the entire frame of the house, turning the building into a Faraday cage.
Tony Lauck
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- RE: Lightning and Electronics, Exhibit 'A' - Tony Lauck 09/12/1510:16:05 09/12/15 (1)
- RE: Lightning and Electronics, Exhibit 'A' - Inmate51 11:38:50 09/15/15 (0)