instead of just a rod it seems there should be multiple rods or a Lightning protection system. Looked online and have supplied a link. From reading up, dont think just one rod will do the trick. You need to have a system of rods or other protection items set up. Even then that will not protect from a direct strike.
During the storms yesterday in which this home was struck, a rather large strike hit here at our plant beside TV. There was a rather bright purplish light followed by a sizzling noise then the loudest boom. Then a bunch of smoke came off the ground. It went into the ground, but melted all the paint off the fences around the area, and still knocked out all of our computer systems and managed to fry one rather expensive piece of equipment that is hooked to a expensive surge protection system. The strike was about 100 yards from the main building. It managed to cause us alot of headaches at that distance. Had it been a direct hit on the building, our protection system would not have been able to save us from alot of damage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightni...tection_system
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