On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 10:28 PM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:
Good point. Assuming the wiring for the lighting is fairly well insulated > from direct shorting, which it would have to be in a salty environment – > then we must ask how much cross inductance is possible? **** > > > Typically we test such insulation at 5000 V for leakage. But the potential of the strike would be much larger. IMO, all those strikes are simultaneous air to ground or vice versa with little potential between. The are indeed AC between the gound and air; but, less likely that there is a potential between the strikes. Or not. T