Aluminum Body and Lightening
Aluminum wiring was band many years ago because it can cause house fires when arching. This is what happened when lightening hit an aluminum body Ford pickup. :E Clicky
Forum Discussion
JaxDad wrote:
What does the truck being made of aluminum have to do with it being struck by lightning? It’s no more or or less conductive than any other metal used in automotive body construction.
The heat of the lightning strike starts the interior on fire instantly and it doesn’t matter what metal it’s behind, it all conducts heat the same.
Pictures from the recent California wild fires showed a lot of burned out steel body pickups and cars. None that I can remember showed any with a totally burned off roof or engine hood like in this one. Just sayin.
