Yes, lightning rods do actually work, providing they are properly grounded.
Extremely high voltage arcs (ie lightning) do some funny things though, so
nothing is 100% assured.
Another caveat is whether your "ground" is good. We have a transmitter
tower that can not be adequately grounded due to the fact that it is
sitting on sand, which is crappy for grounding. Makes for interesting
times for the transmitter crew during lightning storms.
Bill
computer geek for NETV
Kenton Brede
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Did the house have lightning rods? Anyone know if lightning rods on top
of houses actually work?
kent