Regardless of what happens before and after, the most important (also the strongest) part of the discharge is the Return Stroke . Although it transfers most of the discharge energy (99%), but takes the shortest time (less than 10 millionths of a second, at least its most essential part of it).
Bila kujali nini kinatokea kabla na baada, sehemu kubwa Muhimu (pia nguvu) ya kutokwa na Return Stroke . Ingawa uhamishaji zaidi ya nishati kutokwa (99%), lakini inachukua muda mfupi (Chini ya 10/1000000 ya pili, sehemu Angalau yake muhimu zaidi ya hiyo).