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Article #17765Re: Lightning Rod Problem
From: Ken Trant
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1987 15:56
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1987 15:56
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in article <915@minnow.UUCP>, lee@minnow.UUCP (Gene Lee ) says:
> Posted: Fri Jul 10 08:50:29 1987
>>I should have worded it to mean that the lightning rod preferentially
>>takes the damage in the event a bolt hits because the conduction path
>>is easier via the rod than the structure itself.
> across the cable. The power disapated would heat the cable red hot; not
> exactly something you want attached to your wooden structure.
> Gene Lee UUCP: ...ihnp4!{meccts,dayton,rosevax}!ems!minnow!lee
Just as an aside, when I worked for 'Western Electric' we used #8 awg
cable as the 'single point ground' for the #4ESS machine. This was a
6' to 8' (approx) fusable link in case of a lighting strike, in such a
case this #8 cable would melt like the fuse in your car.
Ken Trant {JOAT}
Ollie North for President in '88'
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