On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:32:59 -0400, Tom W8JI wrote: >I'm going to disagree with the popular but misplaced notion that when >lightning hits nothing can be done to prevent damage other than a complete >disconnect.
>The real problem is almost always that people pepper the station with >protection devices but use poor wiring layouts or poor entrance schemes. 99% >of the protection is in the layout and bonding, not in the protection >devices we throw into the system. I strongly agree. Proper bonding is probably more important than protection devices (although I wouldn't do without either). And IMPROPER bonding, or missing bonding, is a common CAUSE of lightning damage. This is especially true when shunt mode protection is in use (MOVs, for example). 73, Jim Brown K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
