On May 6, 12:08 pm, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:
Where did I say HOW was protected? It was my second week at that
station, and the chief engineer took off on a long overdue vacation. If
you would learn to read, rather than just do mindless rants you wouldn't
look so stupid. At that time the building had a UFER ground, and a
three phase protection system at the meter CTs. That didn't prevent the
damage, as you claim it should.

Lightning created damage. Since Michael Terrell says it had an Ufer
ground, that means grounding was properly installed and not
corrupted? Therefore the resulting damage proves, "Woe is me.
Nothing can protect from lightning."? Nonsense.

Damage was created by a surge. A responsible human locates the
defect in that protection system. Michael Terrell was defeatist. He
'knew' nothing can earthing lightning without damage.

Then Michael posts nonsense about other protectors so he need not
admit this fact: MOVs are not used on telephone lines. Why discuss
fuses? Fuses obviously are not for surge protection - when one has
basic electrical knowledge. Effective protectors (even gas discharge
tubes - GDTs) earth direct lightning strikes and remain functional.

So why is Michael now discussing GDTs and fuses? Michael has again
been caught posting in error. MOVs are not used for telephone line
surge protection due to excessive capacitance. This has long been
common knowledge among those who post facts - not insults. Nnoted and
finally admitted by Michael is a reasons why so little lightning in
the UK creates so much damage. Master sockets are not even earthed as
the equivlant NID is, routinely, in all North America.

Responsible people who suffer surge damage immediately search for
the human failure that made damage possible. Search typically begins
by looking for defects in the single point earth ground system. Those
who promote magic box plug-in protectors would not do this and must
assume lightning damage cannot be avoided - a defeatist attitude.