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I had this ugly experience where there was no light in the house and my DSTV Decoder, TV and Home Theater got fried by thunderstorms. I noticed that everything not connected to the Decoder, like my DVD player, was not damage. The repairer told me that the lightning traveled through the LNB of the Dish outside. He told me that disconnecting my electronics from the power source will not protect it. Even thunder arrester will not protect this. Nothing can protect it. You have to disconnect the LNB from the Decoder. There are claims on internet that this lightning thing travelling through Cable TV is a reality. I made a comment about this on DSTV Facebook page and they ignored me, not even a word of consolation.
I want to know the following:
Is there anyone with similar experience?
Can I sue DSTV for this damages?

that's true,

It is very possible, dangerously high voltages generated by lightening can travel through your dish/antenna wrecking havoc on any elctronics connected to it.
I ve seen an instance where it travelled through a solar panel and destroyed a very expensive inverter.
A lightening arrestor would go a long way to prevent these ugly scenarios, but it's not full proof.
My advice is to install one at the highest point of your house.
And if possible, relocate the dish.

DBlackCeazer:
It is very possible, dangerously high voltages generated by lightening can travel through your dish/antenna wrecking havoc on any elctronics connected to it.
I ve seen an instance where it travelled through a solar panel and destroyed a very expensive inverter.
A lightening arrestor would go a long way to prevent these ugly scenarios, but it's not full proof.
My advice is to install one at the highest point of your house.
And if possible, relocate the dish.

Thanks for your contribution. The person that installed it had a hard time capturing signal. He went as far as the fence to capture signal.

Your building is not earthen....

Your building is not earthen.... U need to check that

twinskenny:
Your building is not earthen.... U need to check that

That was my initial position. But I have Checked, confirmed it; it is earthen. Lightning did not travel from the power source; it traveled through the LNB. Check this possibility online for yourself. Did you consider the part that said my DVD player was not affected? These all were connected to one extension and the extension is connected to the wall socket

You need to ground or earth your dish also. Earthing the household is not complete if items like your satellite dish or solar panels are not bonded to the earth point in your house especially when you reside in areas that are prone to thunder strikes.

Run an earth cable from your dish to the earth pit or point in your house and you should be fine...this of course is in addition to a thunder arrestor place at the topmost point of your home.

bodejohn:
You need to ground or earth your dish also. Earthing the household is not complete if items like your satellite dish or solar panels are not bonded to the earth point in your house especially when you reside in areas that are prone to thunder strikes.

Run an earth cable from your dish to the earth pit or point in your house and you should be fine...this of course is in addition to a thunder arrestor place at the topmost point of your home.

Thanks. I will consider this option.

holybabayo:
Thanks. I will consider this option.

i have experienced this once.. as a matter of fact the dish begin to generate current.. fault was trace to bad earthen.. no need earthen your dish if the main building earthing is done properly

a client lost electronics what 750k due to poor earthing.. thunder through wifi.com antenna and destroyed every eelectronics in the house;.

twinskenny:
...no need earthen your dish if the main building earthing is done properly

Seriously? Have you heard of equipotential bonding?