Lightning Protection Ground Wire

While an effective air termination device and above ground lightning protection system is critical to effective protection proper grounding can keep people and products out of harm s way.

Lightning protection ground wire.

Polyphaser coaxial lightning protectors are designed for general single transmitter use in the 1 5 to 700 mhz frequency range. Generally if you have a metal antenna mount on your roof that is over 5 feet tall you will want to ground that using a long copper wire. In fact some of the world s tallest structures such as the willis. Grounding rods plates bars and more.

A second copper stake driven into the earth for the signal carrying wires is a separate earth ground system. Flange mount protectors anchor to a grounding panel with both connectors parallel to a flat surface. The connection to ground. A wire from the antenna mount to a grounding source described below or a surge arrester.

Trusted to protect since 1910. Since our beginning thompson has sought to be the industry leader in manufacturing the highest quality conductors and components. One wire of the feedline connects to the base of the antenna and the other connects to ground. Polyphaser protectors are available in two mounting styles.

Bulkhead mount protectors have a longer connector and hardware to mount it through the grounding panel. There are a few options for how to install lightning protection. Preventable mistakes in the electrical grounding system can leave it vulnerable to ground faults side flashes and electronic noise any of which could. Since 1960 harger has been providing solutions to the lightning protection and grounding industries.

Innovative installer friendly components make harger the leading provider of lightning protection equipment. These products are also backed by the foremost lightning protection design department in the world today. Harger has long been one of the leading providers of structural lightning protection for commercial buildings. Lightning protection fasterners hardware.

Using two different earth ground systems for lightning protection is as bad as having no lightning protection at all. See the tis page on lightning protection c. This is required only for certain types of antennas ones which require current flow to ground to complete the antenna circuit. We have experience in all facets of these markets including engineering systems design product manufacturing and installation.