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Lightening and House wiring

#299 01/11/01 06:27 PM

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I was told a couple of years ago that house wiring was protected from voltage surges over 6kV. Is this true?

What protects house wiring from lightening surges generated up the line, say before the 220/120 transformer?

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Lightening and House wiring	Mat Aschenberg	01/11/01 10:27 PM
Re: Lightening and House wiring	Bill Addiss	01/13/01 01:45 PM
Re: Lightening and House wiring	doc	01/13/01 09:17 PM
Re: Lightening and House wiring	Bill Addiss	01/13/01 11:17 PM
Re: Lightening and House wiring	Scott35	01/22/01 01:05 AM

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