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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: tp4tissue on Sun, 31 August 2014, 02:03:08

Title: Lightning tripping circuit breaker
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 31 August 2014, 02:03:08

the lightning didn't hit the house, it wasn't very close.. 

WHY did it trip the breaker?

I've put it back on during the storm.. it will still trip when a larger lightning strike hits.. (BUT none of which hit this house)

Title: Re: Lightning tripping circuit breaker
Post by: PointyFox on Sun, 31 August 2014, 02:18:51

Maybe it hit some of the electrical infrastructure and traveled along it to your house.

Title: Re: Lightning tripping circuit breaker
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 31 August 2014, 02:22:09

Quote from: PointyFox on Sun, 31 August 2014, 02:18:51

Maybe it hit some of the electrical infrastructure and traveled along it to your house.

Yea I think that's it..  I looked up the specs on the devices that are in this box...  < 32Amps on input..  so the lightning is tripping the input protection.

Title: Re: Lightning tripping circuit breaker
Post by: paicrai on Sun, 31 August 2014, 03:19:53

lightning can fry your **** from surprisingly far away

Title: Re: Lightning tripping circuit breaker
Post by: Novus on Sun, 31 August 2014, 04:40:50

Because she punched snow.