Wrong kind of lightning strike - damaged charger

[Tina Murphy]

A storm blew through this evening and we took a lightning strike that knocked out one phase of our home power. Cycling the main breaker brought it back to normal but I found this when I went to check on the garage:

That probably explains why the breaker to the garage also tripped... Needless to say I'm leaving the breaker to the charger off. I did reset it before I saw the damage and nothing happened (device did not power up). Truck seems fine and is responding to FordPass app but I did not try to start or drive it.

The worst part is that our utility room (not where the electrical panel is) has a strong ozone/burning smell. No visible signs of any damage but needless to say we will be checking it frequently through the night.

 

[kbuicker]

I've been through this twice in the last 19 years. No fun, sorry!

I learned to buy a whole house surge protector. This house has a whole house surge protector, and a large capacitor on the electrical box just for a strike. We have had no such bad luck since using these items. We've have neighbors get hit too, one actually had a mirror in is home blow up due to a chimney lightning strike! Amazing nature.