Ken G. wrote:
I have seen many of those . As i remember it has a plastic cover with
slots to see into it . I suppose it may stop some lightning strikes but
not all . I have seen several lightning hit tv sets and in some it dont
stop for no one .. fried foils all over the place and maybe an ic chip
or two blown its top . Idaho has some pretty good lightning storms .


That sounds exactly like what I was trying to describe. I was
surprised that it wasn't completely covered somehow, even though it DOES
say HOT around the device and it is connected to line voltage.