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doug30293 · 09-12-15, 08:45 AM

As the storm approached I went around the house pulling plugs. It is a ritual here. I had just pulled the last electronic device when we got a close lightning strike.

I was standing next to an LED reading lamp when it doubled in brightness and went out. All the CFL's in the house survived.

New ritual: From now on I will make sure LED's are either off or disconnected from the wall.

I am going to replace the reading lamp bulb with another LED. The light they produce is easy on the eyes. Everything else will continue to be CFL until LED's become cheap enough to replace after each storm.

LED's should be rated in hours of life expectancy minus one good lightning strike. That's about one year in this part of the woods.

09-12-15, 08:45 AM	#1
doug30293 Too Many Projects Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: georgia Posts: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	It was a dark and stormy night... As the storm approached I went around the house pulling plugs. It is a ritual here. I had just pulled the last electronic device when we got a close lightning strike. I was standing next to an LED reading lamp when it doubled in brightness and went out. All the CFL's in the house survived. New ritual: From now on I will make sure LED's are either off or disconnected from the wall. I am going to replace the reading lamp bulb with another LED. The light they produce is easy on the eyes. Everything else will continue to be CFL until LED's become cheap enough to replace after each storm. LED's should be rated in hours of life expectancy minus one good lightning strike. That's about one year in this part of the woods.