57Gregy Posted Tuesday at 12:30 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:30 AM "I don't need no steenkeeng ground wire". Took a trip back to the 20th century this week, installing an exterior TV antenna since I disconnected myself from that non-Direct satellite service. The instructions stressed grounding the aerial for safety, and I may get to it later. For now, I'm at risk of getting fried by lightning, I can hear the thunder approaching. I decided that if the guys upstairs have a problem with me, there's nothing I can do about it. If lightning can snake its way past the thousands of 75'-100' trees around here to hit my antenna, then I'm dead and/or all my electrical devices are dead. Wish me luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted Tuesday at 12:47 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:47 AM 16 minutes ago, 57Gregy said: Wish me luck! Luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutrageProductions Posted Tuesday at 02:08 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:08 AM As one that is past a certain age, I gotta tell you that as a kid in Nebraska, I watched a ball of lightning hit the pole, come down the phone wires into the house and blow the old rotary dial wall-mount Bell telephone to smithereens. So... if you think you're lucky... stick with that story. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettelus Posted Tuesday at 04:28 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:28 AM 3 hours ago, 57Gregy said: If lightning can snake its way past the thousands of 75'-100' trees around here to hit my antenna, then I'm dead and/or all my electrical devices are dead. That is more likely a "safer" assumption, since a discharge will occur through the path of least resistance (and the conductor heights matter). I live in the woods here and had a strike that hit one of the tallest oaks on my property (about 75ft from the house) that left a 6ft tall gash near the base and has caused it to lean over the 15 years since. What you absolutely do not want is the tallest conductor to be an antenna (Little House on the Prairie scenario is bad one), or in the absolute worst case to be the tallest thing standing.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted Tuesday at 12:22 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:22 PM I know lots of people who aren't well grounded... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted Tuesday at 12:54 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:54 PM Attributed to Samuel Clemens: THE TROUBLE AIN’T THAT THERE IS TOO MANY FOOLS, BUT THAT THE LIGHTNING AIN’T DISTRIBUTED RIGHT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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