rascal101 wrote:Lightning rod.
fld wrote:its always safe to unplug the gears when lightning strikes. It aint worth the risk of gears damaged during that time....
For God's sake, pull out the plugs!!!
save the music for another day.
shit happens and don't be the unlucky one
[/quote][L]es wrote:For God's sake, pull out the plugs!!!
save the music for another day.
shit happens and don't be the unlucky one
how close is close ? what i do now is as soon as i hear thunder i unplug everything. too paranoid ? or just fine ?
Octaver wrote:fld wrote:its always safe to unplug the gears when lightning strikes. It aint worth the risk of gears damaged during that time....
This is the real SAFE Action especially for your expensive gears. There is no guarantee for 100% safe when lightning strikes lightning rods are just to prevent further damage but still need to unplug your electrical equipment during thunderstorm.
Imagine a Gap on your spark plug requires 10,000 - 30,000 Volts in order to jump (Arc) electricity in the air gap, how much more with this?
stereophile wrote:jonas- It started to rain and he heard thunder. He asked his caddie where the nearest shelter would be. She said it was two holes away. He decided to seek shelter beside a tall coconut tree with an umbrella in his right hand and a golf club in his left. There was a flash of light, then...BOOM He was thrown a few feet by the blast He did not lose consciousness, but suffered electrical burns. He was rushed to a clinic where his wounds were cleaned and stitched. He had a 1.5cm entry wound on his right palm and two 1.5cm exit wounds on his left palm. The jolt of electricity traversed his body from one hand to the next The wound edges were a little singed, but except for these and some swelling and numbness the patient was ok. I told him that he was extremely lucky to be alive.
Moral of the story: When you hear thunder and see lightning, stop play and seek shelter immediately. Do not stand in the open or near trees. Do not hold an umbrella nor a club.
stereophile wrote:jonas- Hi. Guess what, the other day I had a referral to see a patient struck by lightning He lived to tell the tale: He was having a bad round of golf with some buddies in a GC in Cavite. It started to rain and he heard thunder. He asked his caddie where the nearest shelter would be. She said it was two holes away. He decided to seek shelter beside a tall coconut tree with an umbrella in his right hand and a golf club in his left. There was a flash of light, then...BOOM He was thrown a few feet by the blast He did not lose consciousness, but suffered electrical burns. He was rushed to a clinic where his wounds were cleaned and stitched. He had a 1.5cm entry wound on his right palm and two 1.5cm exit wounds on his left palm. The jolt of electricity traversed his body from one hand to the next The wound edges were a little singed, but except for these and some swelling and numbness the patient was ok. I told him that he was extremely lucky to be alive.
Moral of the story: When you hear thunder and see lightning, stop play and seek shelter immediately. Do not stand in the open or near trees. Do not hold an umbrella nor a club.
I tell you this tale because you may not be as lucky as this patient. Learn from this patient's mishap.
I am now wondering if the massive jolt of electricity 'recharged' his game. The next few rounds will reveal if his handicap increased or decreased...
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