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Originally Posted by Bill14564
Every Villages home that I have parked my car in front of has not been hit by lightning. Every Villages home that has burnt from lightning has never had my car parked in front of it. Coincidence??
The above is not relevant.
What would be relevant if the Sample size was large enough, is the relationship between strikes on homes with no LPS verse houses with LPS.
I do have LPS and have for 18 years. No strikes that I am aware of, but then again, if the LPS is effective, how would I know?
What I do know is that I had a lightning event in my yard. My Metal Flagpole which is less high than my Lightning Rods on the house was involved. My observations were a flash and instant thunder meaning close. Immediate loss of cable TV. Outside I noted side of house splattered with mud, several muddy holes in sod about 4 feet from house in a line. Also, a muddy jagged line from the previous line out to my flagpole. Round decorative cap on the top of flag pole blown off of pole and distorted. Also, a pole distortion, between two of the segments. Outside TV cable line was found to be destroyed and needed to be replaced. Surge in house damaged one cable box.
Why the Flagpole and not the lightning rods?? Also note that this was 2nd time cable line had to be replaced after a lightning storm. Makes me wonder whether the Cable line is my real LPS.
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Possibly because the flag pole is not grounded and flashed over to surface ground. The energy jumped from the flag pole to earth and/or your cable
Your LPS has multiple ground rods deep into the earth safely dissipating the charge.
So your experience is evidence the LPS protected the home. Similar to an umbrella protecting you from the rain.