[pct-l] Carbon Fiber Poles

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

Ummmm.  Fried pirate . . . do you prefer garlic and butter, or salsa? 

-----Original Message-----
>From: Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net>
>Sent: Apr 25, 2007 9:37 AM
>To: Hiker97 at aol.com
>Cc: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Carbon Fiber Poles
>
>After doing a little searching and reading the Fibraflex 
>site, I think that your carbon poles are just as likely to 
>conduct electricity and attract lightening as aluminum poles.
>
>So Switchback, take care. I don't want to read about your 
>shocking experiences or hear of instant fried pirate.
>
>----------
>Tortoise
>
><> He who finishes last, wins! <>
>
>I switched to Mac OSX rather than fight Windows
>Using Mozilla Thunderbird 
>http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
>
>Tortoise wrote:
>> Switchback or Anyone,
>> 
>> As I recall, carbon is a good conductor of electricity. 
>> Carbon is used in the brushes of some electrical motors to 
>> conduct electricity and was long used in telephone handsets 
>> as part of the microphone. Could someone try an experiment 
>> with a battery powered circuit continuity tester or an ohm 
>> meter and see how well the carbon fiber poles conduct 
>> electricity. They may be about the same as the aluminum poles.
>> 
>> Shock me not.
>> 
>> ----------
>> Tortoise
>> 
>> <> He who finishes last, wins! <>
>> 
>> I switched to Mac OSX rather than fight Windows
>> Using Mozilla Thunderbird 
>> http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
>> 
>> Hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
>>>  
>>> I wonder if I have less lightning  strike problems with carbon fiber than 
>>> aluminum?  It would be more  important where you put your camp in relationship to 
>>> a storm.  I have  always thought it would be cool to put my tent under a 
>>> small pine trees'  branches and watch the storm outside.  Neat.  I just do not 
>>> want to be  the tallest thing around.
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