True if you do not include the cost of the burned down house which is a possibility. Bert Kehren In a message dated 4/12/2012 9:59:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jim...@earthlink.net writes:
On 4/12/12 6:22 AM, Michael Baker wrote: > 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. > Dr. Uman (and his colleague Dr. Rakov) probably know about lightning and effects than any other humans alive. He's making an excellent point: at some point, the cost to replace the gear (or the cost of being "off the air") is smaller than the cost of the protection scheme. Sometimes, you're better off having a sacrificial element, and a spare in the closet for speedy repair. > 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. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.