Your system struck by lightning? What did you learn?


I'm really curious to learn from anyone who has suffered a lightning strike.  Did you use surge suppression? What survived? What did not? Were your neighbors worse or better off?

Anyone pay for the electrical service's monthly surge suppression in the meter?
erik_squires
I also live in Central Florida and about 4 years ago we got hit. Everything connected to the copper Ethernet network was fried as the main point of entry was the coaxial drop from the cable company. From that lesson much more attention was paid to the low voltage points of entry. We pulled fiber optic cables through the attic and connected all the switches and router together with glass to fully isolate everything. 
We pulled fiber optic cables through the attic and connected all the switches and router together with glass to fully isolate everything.


That's funny because that's kind of what I'm thinking of doing.  Not that extensively. The whole house is wired for Ethernet, but I am going to put together a fiber gap between the modem and main house router.
You can also add coaxial gas tube arrestors upstream of the modem and off air antennas to add another layer. 
F Type Lightning Arrestor Female to Female Bulkhead with O-Ring 3GHz 75 ohm with 90V Gas Tube Discharge TV Surge Protector Surge Arrester https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PXQ4SV4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_8YYVZXTKYTYQZT6CFB3M
You can also add coaxial gas tube arrestors upstream of the modem and off air antennas to add another layer.


Heh, already ordered. :)
My next door neighbour got struck by lighting about two months ago, house caught on fire.  Major damage, will take them over nine months to repair.  What I didn't realize at the time was I was hit.  I lost two network switches and my Wyred 4 Sound preamp.  It was connected to a panamax MR4300 so I filed a claim with them.  Only paid me market value and not replacement.  Strange that my DAC, Phono pre, Tuner, CD player and Amplifier were all spared.