Time-nutters-- Around here (N. Central Flori-DUH) it is not uncommon for near-by lightning strikes to damage underground cables and wiring. This is why buried wiring to things like driveway gate-openers are often placed in conduit rather than done with direct-burial wiring so that if lightning damages the wiring a new cable can be pulled through the conduit without having to re-dig the burial trench.
Some years ago I had occasion to hold some long discussions with Martin Uman, one of the worlds most distinguished and eminent lightning researchers. He commented that even with the most extraordinary and costly efforts to install protection measures, that-- sooner or later-- there was a good chance that lightning would find a way to damage things. His lightning research laboratory was located here in N.Central Florida because it is in the heart of the most dense strike area in N. America. Mike Baker ---------------------------- _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
