Oznog
Active Member
As a slightly off question:
I live in a two story house at the top of a hill. I'm the tallest thing around and am at a somewhat elevated risk of being struck by lightning.
Now there is this old "wireless cable" antenna on my chimney that was there when I got the house. It has a ground strap and I would think this should provide some decent protection if lightning were to strike.
The only thing is, the strap runs down the outside wall right on the other side of where my computer sits, which is the most valuable piece of equipment I have to protect. I wonder, how much of a risk does this create? Even if the lightning is contained in the ground, is there an EMP at such close range that could still fry my computer?
I live in a two story house at the top of a hill. I'm the tallest thing around and am at a somewhat elevated risk of being struck by lightning.
Now there is this old "wireless cable" antenna on my chimney that was there when I got the house. It has a ground strap and I would think this should provide some decent protection if lightning were to strike.
The only thing is, the strap runs down the outside wall right on the other side of where my computer sits, which is the most valuable piece of equipment I have to protect. I wonder, how much of a risk does this create? Even if the lightning is contained in the ground, is there an EMP at such close range that could still fry my computer?