The strike was within a mile, probably a bit less than a half mile away, and it I think it made the speakers in the room "talk" a bit. How does that end up frying the GFCI? Do newer models offer some protection against this?
I had a strike about 1/8mi from my house, and before I was done, I had to fix the phone line, the burglar alarm system, a TV, several dimmers, my Ham rig, underground low voltage wiring, and a few other things. AFAICR, the total bill was about $2500. If all you lost is a GFCI, I'd say you were lucky.
ust sems strange that out of everything electronic in your house, thats the only thing thatb fried. This may be one of those cosmic coincidences, and the GFCI fried for some other reason.
It could be, but it would be one hell of a coincidence. I had turned off a computer connected to the GFI'd branch an hour or two before the lightning hit. Outside of a coincidence, I'm wondering why no other devices containing electronic circuits were fried.
It could be, but it would be one hell of a coincidence. I had turned off a computer connected to the GFI'd branch an hour or two before the lightning hit. Outside of a coincidence, I'm wondering why no other devices containing electronic circuits were fried.
I would have thought, fairly obviously, that the first thing the mains bourne spike hits is the GFI - and it's done you a big favour by failing and protecting other equipment in the house.