Re: Which material has high enough ohmage to resist lightning?

John Fields wrote:
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I don't think so. Stick your ohmmeter probes into a vacuum and
you'll read a higher resistance than air, even.
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An ohmeter I would expect to read infinate resistance, but at the voltages we're talking about (ie involving lightning) isnt the breakdown voltage much lower than air?
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