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Old 09-09-2013, 02:56 PM
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There exists no surge protector that will protect anything from a direct lightning hit.
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Old 09-09-2013, 07:21 PM
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There exists no surge protector that will protect anything from a direct lightning hit.
You are correct. For a direct lightning strike you need a lightning protection system, commonly called lightning rods.
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Old 09-10-2013, 12:30 AM
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Many years ago most houses had them - called TV antennas.

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