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Many people think that electrical wires leading into the building, is a safety measure from lightning… is this true or false?

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Many people think that electrical wires leading into the building, is a safety measure from lightning… is this true or false?

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Why should they be? Electrical wires are metal of both induction and conduction… They can induce and conduct and electrical charge into your building. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. recommend that secondary lightning arrestors be installed on electrial power lines where they enter the building.