[Lowfer] lightning -> NE602 -> trash

[John Davis]

>Perhaps you have a way to continuosly bleed
>static to ground?  Seems I've heard you can use the tiny fluorescent bulbs
>you can get from RS -- I have a few of these.


Neon bulbs?  They don't make particularly good static drains for solid state
gear, as they don't fire until the voltage has gotten rather high (90V or
more).  A continuous drain would entail a moderate/high value of resistor to
ground, or a good RF choke.

However, none of the above can really handle enough current to be effective
in case of a secondary discharge during a lightning strike.  There's no
substitute for being disconnected and well isolated from an antenna during a
storm, though static drains and commercial grade surge arrestors do have
their place in a good receiving system.

73
John

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