Pete McGhee wrote: > We have had several CG's within 1km of the house over the years and >have >escaped damage. The latest was yesterday, with a strike just across the >road > within 150m of the power and phone lines. I lost 3 out of the 4 >suppressors, > but the machines are still intact. The strike was hefty enough to >cause >arcing in the domestic wiring, detonating a lightbulb and leaving that >heady > aroma of scorched electronics and ozone that says "missed you, this >time". > Only loss was a modem which died in my arms as I pulled the Telecom >plug >- Having felt the current go through as I yanked the wire, I now have >relays > fitted - that was one scary sensation!! > |-|~ wowwww, mannnnn.. that's fantastic.. |-)) do you wear your safety helmet to bed ? wow.... /sw ------------------------------------------------------------------- To remove yourself from this list, email nzlug-request@linux.net.nz with "unsubscribe" in the body of the message.
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