[ICOM] Lightning vs PS-125

[Mike]

Walt -
I can't tell where it struck. The only visible signs are matching scorch 
marks on the rig and PS, and a scorch mark on the desk under an Astron 
PS. And one of the eyes from my true north device was in the front yard.

The coax was plugged  in. It goes thru a switch on the tower that 
grounds unused positions, and the switch was in that mode. The PS-125 
was plugged in, but not on. I haven't been able to check out the switch, 
the amp, the CI-V, or the SteppIR yet. The rotor control box is fried. 
One neighbor lost their Roomba.

There is a number 4 (or 6) wire all the way to the rotor, clamped to 
each tower section, terminating in an 8' rod.

73, Mke

Walt - WB2VSJ wrote:
> Mike,
>
> Can you fill us in on the details when you get a minute? i.e. Can you tell
> where the lightening struck? Was an antenna connected? Was PS-125 plugged
> into wall outlet at the time?  CI-V? Is your station grounded? If so, how?
> Just curious. 
>
> Oh, yeah - you may see stuff starting to fail weeks/months afterwards due to
> latent stressed electronics.  That happened in our neighborhood a few years
> back.  Tree took a hit about 50 feet away. Everything was fine for about 3
> weeks then the DVR went bye bye, then the answering machine.  Neighbors
> reported similar problems.
>
> Thanks and sorry!
>
> Walt - WB2VSJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of Mike Reublin
> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 2:44 PM
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ICOM] Lightning vs PS-125
>
> My station was whacked Sunday afternoon, and it got most everything. There
> are matching burn marks on the Pro II and the PS. The Pro II is fried.
>
> The PS-125 shows 14.35 V.  How can I determine if it's safe to use?
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>   
>
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