As previously mentioned, damage to devices that are not initially powered up should be fine. However the path of the extraneous noise (from the event) does not emanate equally, therefore a device which was near another which was adverely affected may also be fine. It is a hit-and-miss affair.
Any devices "within" the confines of a vehicle will not be affected, as the vehicle acts as a huge faraday cage (this is why it is the safest place to be in the event of a thunder storm - inside the vehicle). A large metalic mass, like a vehicle near the event will tend to draw energy toward it (larger the mass the larger the energy attraction), so devices in very close range may be subject to more energy... Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > 1. The power lines in question are on the west side of the road which runs > along the west side of the field; the winds were from the east, so we were > launching and landing west to east. > > 2. We did notify Austin Energy about the incident, and they sent someone > out to inspect. They said that they had received a blip at their Dessau > substation monitor, but that the power had not been interrupted more than > instantaneously, and that they had not received any subsequent blips > indicating a > serious problem. They did not receive any calls about the power > interruption > except the one I made to them. They do have my telephone number to contact > if > there were to be some kind of a claim. > > 3. I just ran a range check on a Hitec 555 receiver in my dlg Photon which > > was either inside or alongside my van which was one of the vehicles nearest > > the collision. Receiver shows appropriate range. I also tested the crystal > > that was in the Hitec Super Slim in the Ava, and it seems to work. The > Super > Slim itself is toast (literally). The battery pack from the Ava has been > cycled and shows full capacity still - there was not much damage to contents > at > the front of the fuselage pod. > > 4. I have several digital pictures of the remains of the Ava and of the > power lines showing some blackness if anyone is interested. > > Browne Goodwin > > Simon Van Leeuwen PnP Systems - The E-Harness of Choice Radius Systems Cogito Ergo Zoom RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
