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Re: lv-ab: lighting protection question

From: Philip R. McGovern (no email)
Date: Sat May 12 2007 - 18:21:43 EDT

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    Other Philip:

    What has your experience been with the "Lightning Master"? WM has it for
    about $90 which doesn't seem like a lot even if it keeps just a couple of
    circuit boards from getting fried. If you are saying that you have gone 10
    years without any lighting damage, I'm gonna pick one up.

    Thanks.

    Phil McGovern
    s/V "Sunshine" PDQ 36 LRC

    On 5/11/07, Philip <> wrote:
    >
    > I am a believer in the Lightening Master, an over priced SS brush.
    >
    > It dissipates the charge built up on the boat through hundreds of tiny SS
    > wires there by making your boat blend in to the electrical background.
    >
    > In the silence before a storm I could hear the little zaps from up top the
    > mast. After 10 years many of the fine wires were considerably worn down.
    > Phil
    >
    > At 02:45 PM 5/11/2007, Norm of Bandersnatch wrote:
    >
    > Lightning does NOT like to turn corners, it wants to get to ground as
    > easily as possible. Make your path to ground as much a straight line as
    > possible.
    >
    > I
    >
    > *Philip & Marilyn Lange
    > AE4OV & KD4JRC,
    > * ORYOKI
    > *Witness 35 Catamaran
    >
    > *
    >

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