[thunderbrick]

Oh, yeah?

What were the girls wearing?

[trebejo]

Oh, yeah?

What were the girls wearing?

Oh, a little of this, a little of that... 

[geezer]

 the theory behind lightning protection system function is to dissipate electrical charge before such a massive charge builds up that it strikes at random.  Storm clouds are positively charged and the earth-ground system is negative.  The lightning rod is thus intended to 'leech' energy from the air at a far more controlled rate than a random full-force strike would bring.

Ground your antenna.

You're right.

[Devil Doc]

I just bought a 8 outlet tripp-lite and just found out I can't use it. Supposedly you need to plug it into and outlet that has a minimum of 30ft of wire to the panel. WTF?

Doc

Well I called Tripp-Lite this morning. I was told not to worry about it. I'll be fine. So why the hell did they put the warning on the back of the device? Lawyer proofing, I'm guessing.

Doc

[mhconley]

Regarding how to handle huge thunderstorms and hurricanes and tornadoes and snowstorms, let me just add...

Greetings from sunny Southern California. 

The wife and I lived in the San Fernando valley during the 1994 Northridge earthquake in which we lost our apartment when it was condemned.  Luckily they gave us a morning to get out what we could.

We have since moved to even sunnier Southwest Florida.  I prefer disasters with warning to those without. 

I have Panamax MOV devices on all my equipment.  With the frequent surges / brown outs we have here I have been looking at Zero Surge type devices.  We also have a whole home surge protector provided by the power company.

I unplug the Panamax during thunderstorms.

Martin

[rodge827]

Unplug!

I still unplug even with an Environmental Potentials 2050 on my panel and a 2450 on my equipment. Sometimes I don't have the time to run to the basement and yank out the cords. But with the EP 2050 there is never a blip on the TV screen with a close lightning strike. I've had both of these units on my system and living room HT for the last 3 years. I live in S. Jersey and we get some way awesome lightning storms in the summer and even a couple during this mild winter .









Rodge

[guest1632]

Regarding how to handle huge thunderstorms and hurricanes and tornadoes and snowstorms, let me just add...

Greetings from sunny Southern California. 

lol, that's mean.

Ray Bronk

[guest1632]

Mudslides, brush fires, high winds, outrageous cost of living, miserable traffic, earthquakes and stifling regulations?

Nah, I think I'll stay in Tornado Alley, thanks!   

Depends where you live in So Cal.

Ray Bronk

[guest1632]

Well, at least I can count on the ground not shaking.

Doc

Earthquakes, overrated. Unless they are a five or above, it's not that big of a deal. But this is now oofftopic.

[werd]

Unplug all your gear from the wall. Especially if your system is on a higher floor in your house.  Or shelved up high. You don't want a lightning surge looking for ground as it hops through all your gear.

I always unplug everything including my Torus since i don't want that taking a hit either. Even though one of its purposes is surge protection.

[dlparker]

Grounding that lightning rod seems to be the standard practice.

But what do I know, with the weather today I've been too busy watching the miniskirts and short shorts stroll by.

WHAT!?!  No pics?