Ian Jackson wrote:
Cecil Moore writes
Balls should result in fewer lightning strikes at lower
voltages.

Did you mean 'higher'?

Two people separated by a common language? :-)

Allow me to rephrase: When the voltages are low,
the ball will tend to discourage the lightning
strikes because the voltage may be too low to
achieve the ionizing threshold potential
surrounding the ball.
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73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, http://www.w5dxp.com