If bonding wires actually increase the risk of damage, is there some other way to “equalize potentials?
Thomson: Many people have heard of the Faraday Cage. This is a completely enclosed conductor that shields anything inside. This means that any conductor inside the cage is at the same voltage as the cage, no matter what the voltage of the cage actually is. Our lighting protection system approximates a Faraday cage by making certain that all of the lightning conductors are outside vulnerable conductors on the boat, including her human crew and electronic equipment. This is how we reduce the risk of dangerous internal sparks.
