[BC] Lightning and grounding ... fun for all!

Kent Winrich reader
Sat May 21 10:09:58 CDT 2005


How are the spark gaps working?  Did they fit?

Kent Winrich
Clear Channel - Milwaukee


Jerry Mathis wrote:

>Bruce, it sounds to me like you're dealing with absolutes. In life, there 
>are very few absolutes. It appears to me that you're against these devices 
>because you can't fully guarantee they're 100% effective. However, there 
>appears to be lots of emperical evidence that they reduce lightning 
>strikes to a great degree.
>
>Maybe you're different, but I'll take a 50% to 90% reduction in lightning 
>strikes to my tower ANY day.
>
>Traditional lightning protection is still warranted in any case, but the 
>less it is utilized by actual lightning blasts, the better.
>
>
>
>Jerry Mathis
>Clear Channel Radio, Tupelo & Meridian MS



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