sno wrote:
> Eeyore wrote:
> > sno wrote:
> >
> > > Wouldn't the skin effect tend to protect the cable....??
> >
> > Have you any other jokes you'd like to share ?
> >
> > Graham
>
> I do not see why my question was a joke...I would think
> the extremely high rise and fall time of a lightning strike
> could cause the electrons to flow on the outside of the
> conduit (skin effect)
And why would that stop a current flowing in a conductor inside it ?
> If you are not familiar with the the term you might look here.
>
> /wiki/Skin_effect
Yes, I know what it is.
Graham