Lightning protection air terminals accessories.
Air terminal vs lightning rod.
Lightning protection cable splicers.
Lightning protection bonding equipment.
To the left are the air terminals conductors supports and ground rods.
To the right are electric power service components which are essential to lightning protection.
If they do not already exist they must be added at the time of lightning rod installation.
The beneficial triggering time is determined as the average time gained at the moment of sparkover with efficiency confirmed by high voltage laboratory testing.
This emission of an early streamer to a lightning event delivers a beneficial triggering time compared to a single rod air terminal exposed to the same conditions.
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Term image 600x400 aluminum.
Note especially the intersystem bonding terminal and surge protective device spd.
Lightning protection cable holders.
Lightning protection fasterners.
Term image 600x400 stainless steel.
Term image 600x400 copper clad.
It can either have a sharp or blunt tip preferred.
The lightning protection institute is a nationwide not for profit organization founded in 1955 to promote lightning protection education awareness and safety.
Grounding rods plates bars and more.
Structural lightning protection this term describes what is most readily recognized as the traditional lightning rod air terminal system with its associated bonding and grounding systems.
As a premier lightning protection company based in atlanta we have worked from los angeles ca to savannah ga serving homeowners general contractors facility managers and.
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It is important to note that the purpose of a traditional ben franklin lightning rod system is to keep the protected structure from burning down.
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Lightning protection through roof.
Designed for use with towers or other structures which require long air terminal extensions.
The lightning protection industry began in the united states when benjamin franklin postulated that lightning was electricity and a metal rod could be used to carry the lightning away from a building.
A lightning rod us aus or lightning conductor is a metal rod mounted on a structure and intended to protect the structure from a lightning strike.
That is why lightning rod systems are covered under.
Lightning protection air terminal bases.
If lightning hits the structure it will preferentially strike the rod and be conducted to ground through a wire instead of passing through the structure where it could start a fire or cause electrocution.
Base lightning protection has over 20 years of experience in serving homes businesses and other facilities with lightning protection and surge suppression solutions.