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Re: [TowerTalk] Heat from nearby lightning strikes...

To: Rob N1KEZ <rob@n1kez.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Heat from nearby lightning strikes...
From: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2016 17:24:33 -0500
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Darwin probe indeed!  A clear case for using a Tricorder.


On 5/30/2016 11:57 AM, Rob N1KEZ wrote:
I am not sure if this works. Copper in the cable expands due to lightning heat. 
That expansion could push the protector closed. Perhaps the gas heats faster 
than copper. I suggest that whoever wrote this ad puts a scope on it to see the 
gas vs. copper reaction time. I think a Darwin probe would be best.

73!
N1KEZ de Rob


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