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Old 26-03-2019, 12:31 PM
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On the lightning issue: it’s not necessarily a direct strike that causes the problem, rather, a strike relatively near a power line will induce a huge surge that channels along the power line itself. I have witnessed power surge problems when the strikes near power lines have been kilometres from the damaged equipment that was connected to the same feed. Usually affected are farms or station buildings that are remote, and powered via long runs of overhead power line.
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