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[Tony-Bones]

So what happens to house wiring in these events?........some damage must happen........???????

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Sorry....OFF topic :)

I'm not a 'sparks' so don't quote me on this, but if the bolt hit the ring main then i think the house would catch fire..... we feel the Ariel was struck since it was the link between the entertainment centre..... plus the wall plug still works.

the lightning is basically just finding a path to earth

thats why tall buildings, churches etc have lightning conductors, basically a low resistance path from the highest point to earth, have a look for spikes at the top of buildings !

when a domestic house gets struck, normally through the aerial system, the high voltage passes through the most direct route to earth, metalwork, wiring, and anything in close approximetly can become energised with very high voltages, all but for a few milli seconds, the longer it takes the more damage will occur

anything supseptible to spikes , ie microprocessors generally get toasted

yes wiring does get damaged, and fires do start, i have seen fuseboxes literally blown of the wall !

this is one of the reasons to make sure you have a good earthing system within the house,

Well fortunately he did...... TV-DVD-SKY and so on.... it worked a treat :D