/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1664124
Also, keep in mind that not all surges immediately kill your electronics in just one hit, and a lightning doesn't have to directly hit power lines or even the ground to produce power surges. Cloud to cloud lightnings do induce powerful surges in the electrical grid through big electromagnetic fields. Everyday surges are in the hundreds. They are produced internally by the operation of your household appliances and externally by atmospheric discharges, outages and maneuvers from your power distribution company. Give this a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMUuVqB1vI8

According to everything I've read so far, the cumulative long-term effect of noise and numerous everyday smaller transient surges can be just as fatal to electronic devices as a direct lightening hit on power lines.