> On Apr 2, 2024, at 3:17 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
> <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On 4/2/2024 11:01 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
>> On 4/2/24 00:03, Just Kant via cctalk wrote:
>>> Accordimg to certain individuals on this list, going back a few years,
>>> electronics/computers can be damaged due to an electrical storm, presumably
>>> very intense activity, even while off. Go look through the archives.
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>> I have had two incidents where nearby lightning strikes blew out components
>> on gear I had. Many years ago, I had two computers connected by a parallel
>> port cable, and chips on both ends were popped by a strike that might have
>> hit power lines about two blocks away.
>> About a decade ago, we had a lightning strike that hit trees half a block
>> away. It took out an ethernet port on one computer, and blew out a bunch of
>> stuff on a burglar alarm I had built. Both involved long wire runs.
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> I have had lots of stuff taken out by lightening. Even when it
> wasn't particularly close but hit a power line as much as a mile
> away.
I used to have problems until I put substantial panel-mounted surge protectors
both at the main power entry and at the panels of the barns. Since then, all
good. Phone and cable are also protected, and all those protectors are mounted
on a sheet of copper connected directly to the main panel shell and the main
ground.
paul
