Group: alt.energy.renewable
From: Eeyore
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:26 AM
Subject: Re: Wind turbine 1000 feet away and on mountain top possible?



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