Lightning Protection System
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The English Electric Lightning
Only the RAF, of all the world's airforces, made the jump from subsonic to Mach Two fighter with no "Mach One plus" intermediary. They replaced the Hawker Hunter day fighter and the Gloster Javelin all-weather fighter with the Mach 2 English Electric (later BAC) Lightning. The Lightning had its origin in a Ministry of Supply Specification which was issued in 1947 and called for a manned supersonic research aircraft. English Electric's design, Read More... -
Protecting Your Computer From Power Surges, Data Loss, Viruses, And Spyware
Protecting Against A Power Surge: Your computer is an expensive investment; you should protect it from a power surge. If a sudden rush of electricity hits, a surge protector will blow the fuse or trip the breaker, this is what saves your computer. You should be sure to use a surge protector with a phone jack to keep the phone line from being a way for the electricity to travel to your computer. You should know that a surge protector cannot safeg Read More... -
Do Utilities Have An Obligation To Provide Clean Power?
We contract with an electrical utility to supply are homes and businesses with power. They supply this power, from a power generation facility, through an elaborate electrical grid and then connect it to our home or business with overhead wires or via an underground connection. Is it reasonable for us to assume that the energy that is supplied and the method used to supply it, is clean and safe? Apparently not! More and more U.S. electrical u Read More...
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