As Jim said yesterday, the cage doesn't need to be grounded. Here are a couple of interesting videos illustrating the concept, sort of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dqRN0Z7-_o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfnYuANLh5k Ken H. On 17 January 2014 11:25, dwight <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote: > I read your post Jim, guess some others did not…or maybe just wanted > thought what you wrote needed to be restated and embellished. > > > > No one mentioned but I believe the Faraday cage may need to be connected > to ground, otherwise where do the electrons go > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Jim > Watts > *Sent:* January 17, 2014 11:20 AM > *To:* 1 CnC List > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Electronics GPS > > > > It was also courtesy of me, yesterday. > > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > > > On 17 January 2014 06:38, Ben <sutton...@gmail.com> wrote: > > One thing to bear in mind when choosing navigation instruments. If you get > hit by lightning, every electronic gadget you have on board will be fried > even if it is not plugged into anything. Thus you will want old fashion > alternatives including a sextant if you are offshore. One way to save a > hand held GPS would be to put it in a screened cage, known as a Faraday > cage, to protect it from the electric field which results from a lightning > strike. > Incidentally, this info is courtesy of Andy & Liza Copeland cruisers and > authors. > Ben Sutton > BC > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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