>> Wind cable in a loop of about 1 foot diameter and a few
>> turns.
>> Seems unlikely that it would work in this case but ... .
>> "Real" lightning strikes do not like to transit such an
>> arrangement and tend to blow through the insulation to 
>> local
>> ground somewhere on the coil.

> wrap it around a grounded iron pipe perhaps? increase the 
> inductance and
> give it a handy exit path.

Maybe, but for a real strike the iron will saturate at a 
tiny tiny fraction of the current involved.



        Russell



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