What to do in a Thunderstorm

[Cali-donia]

Interestingly my brother in law who is a retired consultant electrical engineer is not so much worried by a direct strike to the Campervan but more by the possibility of a big electrical surge coming through the EHU frying the internal electrics caused by lightning strike to the ground nearby or local power system. His recommendation is to unhook the can from the external power source.

At home once in the UK, all of our domestic telephones were fried and sockets burned out by a lightning strike close to our house a couple of roads away. It does make you wonder, what if….


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Telecom systems are more susceptible to damage from lightning, I always unplugged my computer from the BT socket in the days of ‘dial-up’ internet when there was a storm in the area.

Electricity networks should be more resilient, but can be damaged especially rural overhead networks, so I would unplug my hookup if there was a big storm close by.

I’m a semi-retired distribution network control engineer, lighting storms always keep us busy