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In article <1687984FF.FC138001@ysub.ysu.edu>, FC138001@ysub.ysu.edu (Phil
Munro) wrote:
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>   We've seen lots of theory, but only a few experiences, of lightning
> doing damage to computer equipment.  Would anyone have some details
> about damage done to equipment?  This might give us a better idea of
> how much of a problem lightning actually is, direct hits, EMP, etc.
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>   FC138001@ysub.ysu.edu  Phil Munro       Youngstown State University
>   Electrical Engineering Department           Youngstown  Ohio  44555

     My father had his IBMxt fried by a lightning hit a few years back. He
had installed a surge suppressor for both the power and phone lines. The
lightning actually blew most the chips off the mother board and destroyed
the modem board. It didn't damage any other boards plugged into the mother
board or the hard disk, floppy disk, or the monitor. The lightning also
blew out a heater floor mat under his desk. Apparently, the lightning had
hit the metal pole outside the building that the power lines came in
through. There was a melted portion visible on the top of the pole. This
occured in Indiana.

Brad