Re: lightning

["Bill" <billnomailnospamx@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Christopher Glaeser"  wrote in message
>
> ...how does one minimize the potential damage that can be caused
> by a lightning strike?
>

Electronic devices in metal boxes, the use of shielded wiring, whole house
surge protection (AC), surge protection at each outlet with electronic
devices, and MOV's (Metal Oxide Varistors) installed in parallel on the low
voltage side of electronic power transformers.

The idea of metal boxes and shielded wiring is called a "Faraday Cage". This
is also covered in military technical papers on "EMP" (Electromagnetic
Pulse).

More...
Faraday Cage...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage

EMP...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_pulse

Hardening EMP (google)...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Hardening+emp