In message <[email protected]>, dated Fri, 14 Sep 2007, "Townsend, Fred" <[email protected]> writes:
>-->I'm not sure what the issue is here since I have joined this >discussion late, however I take issue with your statement above. You >may think it is a myth but I have seen it many times. Specifically in >telephone equipment that was hit by lightning. At times the traces >would hang down from the bottom several inches. The resin would be >burned away leaving the glass matt without adhesion. It does happen. Ah, lightning. That can produce bizarre effects, due to the electromagnetic forces on the conductors. It very rarely affects consumer products so spectacularly, and in any case the electrical safety of the roasted debris is usually not a realistic issue. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk There are benefits from being irrational - just ask the square root of 2. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
