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Huge writes:
On 2007-04-11, Clive Mitchell wrote:
In message om,
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I gather America has a much bigger problem with lightning induced
surges than over here.

Much more overhead wiring outdoors.

Combined with wooden houses and volunteer Fire Brigades.

Oh, don't forget the _aluminum_ wiring, wirenuts, ...

Whereas we use wood and aluminium to make fireworks, and
along with most of the rest of the world, banned Screwits
about 60 years ago, although strangely they do look a bit
like exposives fuses;-)

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