[TheForge] Weathervanes and Lightening

Fri Jan 30 22:13:14 2004

The only place I seem to see them on new installs is in locations where 
the likelihood of a strike is great in any case, church steeples and the 
like. The one installer that I talked to made a big deal of the cable 
being heavy enough to transmit the charge without causing a fire from 
overheating. Might have been a sales hype for all I know , but it sounds 
reasonable.

Mike Graf

pitbull wrote:

> That was the thought back when lightning rods were sold, however they
> determined that it actually made the likelihood of a strike greater and
> caused numerous fires. That's why lightning rods where basically removed
> from the market.
> 
> Rick
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>>Andy Vida wrote:
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>>>Brian Hall wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am doing my first weathervane commission and was
>>>>wondering if anyone had any strong thoughts on if I
>>>>should attach a grounding cable to it to lessen the
>>>>chance of lightening striking the building. If so is
>>>>it just a cable that runs down the building and
>>>>connects to a metal rod in the earth?
>>>
>>>        A grounded connection should be more likely for a strike, no?
>>
>>Yes.
>>But ( and I am certain you know this Andy)
>>You want a nice and solid ground so that the strike will go to ground
>>thru the intended path and not thru say..... you phone line or house
>>wiring... That is bad joo joo.
>>
>>Ralph
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