naturist wrote:
gbopp wrote:
I didn't think a surge protector was necessary until lightning struck a tree about 15' from our Southwind. We were in a CG at the time.
It's just another type of insurance.
I’m questioning how much good any surge protector would be against a lightning strike only 15 feet away. They are great for miss wired campgrounds but the typical energy dump in a lightning strike is enormous.
The implication being that if it won't protect from a lightening strike 15 feet away, I just won't protect from ANY electrical problem? I disagree. Last year I was in a campground when there was a lightening strike. It hit a Class A RV. Not 15 feet away, right through the roof into the asphalt below. Left a big hole in the RV and asphalt. (No one was in it at the time so no one was hurt.) There is ALWAYS something that can't be protected from, but that does not mean you don't protect from whatever you can. Especially when the cost is so minimal.
