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Old 04-03-2016, 05:40   #1
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Lightning Strike - EPIRB etc
My wife asked me a question I couldn't answer (ok stop the laughing - my wife asks me lots of questions I can't answer - but here's one for all the gurus)

Assuming the boat is struck by lightning - all electronics in the boat will usually get fried unless they are in a faraday cage (or the oven f.eks).

What about the EPIRB? Ours is mounted on our targa bar. Will it also get fried? Meaning it should be put into the oven if we get caught in a lightning storm?

PLBs? and the like?

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