You are wrong or lightning rods would not work. Of course nothing is 100%, but buildings have been protected by thick wire running from lightning rods to ground since the 1770s. While we were headed out to our mooring in Annapolis over the 4th of July weekend a wicked thunderstorm was providing quite the lightning show. My dogs were both trying to get under my legs and once and the Statehouse was hit. The original equipment Ben Franklin lightning rod did work and the State House is still standing ☺ Joe Coquina
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:17 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Ronald B. Frerker Subject: Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki Correct me if wrong, but I was under the impression that no wire size could carry the load of a lightning strike. The grounding is to bleed off the induced charge at the top of the mast due to the field, which in turn reduces the lightning attraction to the mast. Ron Wild Cheri C&C 30-1 STL ________________________________ From: Robert Boyer via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Robert Boyer <dainyr...@icloud.com<mailto:dainyr...@icloud.com>> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 10:39 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki Lightning is actually attracted to a grounded object. My boat has been hit by lightning twice--mast was grounded to keel bolt. Most of my electronics were fried each time. So, if anyone claims that grounding works, I think they have been more lucky than wise. Bob
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