http://www.tvrepairinfo.com/ I attached an antenna and a ground wire to my micro-volt meter during a lightning storm we were having in Grants Pass Oregon, I …
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  1. Ryan Scherbluk
    Ryan Scherbluk says:

    Man makes me nervous now lol I love lightning storms but I got slit of
    expensive electronics I have a surge protector but after seeing this lol
    I’m a little nervous

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  2. MrTpengineer
    MrTpengineer says:

    Yep, that too. I’ve used Sentry (the safe company) Surge protectors and
    they seem to be very reliable. Say Belkin on the other hand, not really…
    -_-

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  3. MrTpengineer
    MrTpengineer says:

    Surge protectors are only good for phase problems such as a single phase
    line having a neutral short out and having 2 phases running through your
    outlets. Not good for lightning protection. You would be right to be
    suspicious because in surge protectors everything is close together. It’s
    better to keep everything unplugged during electrical storms, in the
    meantime use a laptop or a ups that’s been unplugged. Don’t keep Ethernet,
    phone or cable lines plugged in but I’m sure you already know that.

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  4. CrazyPainter1000
    CrazyPainter1000 says:

    That is exactly why Tesla wanted to create a free wireless electrical
    system for all to use. Lightning is always happening somewhere.

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  5. MrTpengineer
    MrTpengineer says:

    A lightning rod for each antenna will be just enough. There have been
    houses with multiple antenna’s and 1 rod, the rod ended up blowing apart
    from extreme heat and the devices attached weren’t so lucky ether. I always
    unplug anything that’s not a fridge or freezer during lightning storms and
    just use a laptop. Cheaper to replace or fix those then expensive audio
    equipment!

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  6. Nelson Chua
    Nelson Chua says:

    Nikola Tesla, Father of AC electricity enjoyed observing lightning from one
    of his labs (this one in CO). He could calculate the distance of the strike
    by counting the time difference from the instance the lightning is observed
    to the time he could hear the boom. He was a genius with countless
    inventions.

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  7. Nelson Chua
    Nelson Chua says:

    Tesla’s wireless concept didn’t really have much to do with lightning as
    the source. It was basically using the principle of resonance from the
    generating end to the receiving end using the earth as part of the
    transmitting medium to complete the circuit. The other being the earth’s
    atmosphere as a capacitive loop for the other leg of the circuit.

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  8. billybonewhacker
    billybonewhacker says:

    makes you wonder if you really can protect anything from that
    stuff..looking at the path ..it would have jumped any failsafe to get to
    ground .

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  9. orbiter8 (John)
    orbiter8 (John) says:

    Wow that’s some damage. Thanks for sharing this video. It’s very
    interesting to see what lightening can actually do.

    Reply
  10. Grants Pass TV Repair
    Grants Pass TV Repair says:

    I have seen plenty of electronic equipment damaged from power surges in
    spite of the surge protectors. From what I’ve seen the low end surge
    protectors don’t seem to offer much protection.

    Reply
  11. 1RedOne
    1RedOne says:

    Have you considered adding image descriptions to the picture slideshow
    segment? I’m sure the images are interesting, but without a description
    I’ve got no clue what I’m seeing.

    Very interesting, the part in the beginning with the meter attached to the
    antenna. How much current or whatever was being detected each time
    lightning struck nearby? Could it have caused damage? 

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  12. 1RedOne
    1RedOne says:

    Have you considered adding image descriptions to the picture slideshow
    segment? I’m sure the images are interesting, but without a description
    I’ve got no clue what I’m seeing.

    Very interesting, the part in the beginning with the meter attached to the
    antenna. How much current or whatever was being detected each time
    lightning struck nearby? Could it have caused damage? 

    Reply
  13. Jack Denton
    Jack Denton says:

    I have a VISIO # SV470XVTIA that has a lot of green splash in most of dark
    video
    that I fixed by remove and [clean] the Tcon board. Have a picture if you
    like.

    Reply

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