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Article #10778Re: Thunderstorms
From: levy
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 19:59
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 19:59
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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. A few years ago, lightnihg struck the chimney of my house, and started a fire in the attic. In the immediate area where the lightning hit, there are no phonw wires, but I later found out that one of ny AT&T electronic phones was dead. Also, my modem, the mux in my computer that it was connected to, and a terminal were also hit. There was no other damage to the computer other than the serial mux. --M
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Newsgroups: sci.electronics Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!walter!att-out!pacbell.com!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!newsaintmail From: levy@levy.fnal.gov Subject: Re: Thunderstorms Message-ID: <1992Oct7.135916.1@levy.fnal.gov> Sender: daemon@linac.fnal.gov (The Background Man) Nntp-Posting-Host: levy.fnal.gov Organization: Fermilab Computing Division References: <1687984FF.FC138001@ysub.ysu.edu> <1992Oct7.152434.11480@col.hp.com> Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 19:59:16 GMT Lines: 14