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Benson · 08-11-2013, 05:14 AM

Colonel,

Also look closely at the wall plugs (120v Duplexes) for damage from the lightening strike. Or better yet just replace them they are cheap.

Had lightening strike outside the garage that took out computers, TV and VCR. It hit Ham radio antenna at my Dad's house.

For several years after that the Garage door opener was flakey. Even replaced unit. Finally I found that the prongs inside the wall socket were burned and the brass had been partially vaporized causing flaky power.

When I took the wall connector apart the strike had arced from the neutral to the ground connector.

I had several lightening strikes here that took out DSL modem, several Network switches, even burned some of the CAT 6 cable in the basement and upstairs and couple of computers.

Installed a 12 foot long copper clad 1/2 inch steel rod in the ground with a large copper wire to ground the TV antenna mast.

08-11-2013, 05:14 AM	#5
Benson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,599	Re: Battery Tender Surge Protection Colonel, Also look closely at the wall plugs (120v Duplexes) for damage from the lightening strike. Or better yet just replace them they are cheap. Had lightening strike outside the garage that took out computers, TV and VCR. It hit Ham radio antenna at my Dad's house. For several years after that the Garage door opener was flakey. Even replaced unit. Finally I found that the prongs inside the wall socket were burned and the brass had been partially vaporized causing flaky power. When I took the wall connector apart the strike had arced from the neutral to the ground connector. I had several lightening strikes here that took out DSL modem, several Network switches, even burned some of the CAT 6 cable in the basement and upstairs and couple of computers. Installed a 12 foot long copper clad 1/2 inch steel rod in the ground with a large copper wire to ground the TV antenna mast. Last edited by Benson; 08-11-2013 at 05:35 AM.