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violence and the destructive power attributed to it. Hence inconvenience to domestic, and
commercial sectors.
Lightning damages to both residential and commercial premises can be various. Take a
look at below diagram.
The idea of the earth electrode is to provide the least resistance path to ground should a
lightning, or surge occur. If the resisitance is high,then the surge would try to find another
path to dissipate,passing through equipment connected to wall socket receptacles.
The main function of a surge protector is to provide protection against the indirect effects
of lightning surges thus minimising the inrush current to the mains.