Originally Posted by dig deep  I think that it is the EMP that kills the lnbīs so no lightning rod in the world will help the lnb, but (perhaps) the reciever will survive
I have a huge metallic construction just some 50 meters from my house. It is grounded and when there is a thunder close to it the bolt goes into that monster. Still, last time we had a hit it fried my new fancy telephone and that was the EMP |
EMP is a nightmare, especially for fancy flash modern computerised cars...
I've replaced many computer parts (not my own, I always unplug during a storm) due to EMP caused by lightning, usually it's just the PSU's, but most cases it's also the modem (dialup usually, not sure how many people use them these days), it was only that Time PC I ever saw that had taken a direct strike through the phoneline...