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GJJim
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Reged: 09/09/06
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Loc: Western CO
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Re: Observatories and Lightning....
07/01/09 10:52 AM
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Nothing I know of will protect electronics from a direct lightning strike. For the power line surges caused by a strike nearby, consider powering the mount and associated gadgets from a UPS with a built-in isolation transformer. The isolated UPS essentially acts like a mini power station where all of the lines, including ground, are separated from the outside world. In my observatory I have a separate AC circuit from the UPS with outlets for the pier, the network router, and the PC.
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