[BC] AM transmitter lightning sensitivity issue

[dynotherm at earthlink.net]

Didn't say they were. Just said it depends on the promoter and it does.
Some promoters pitch ESE as also a CD device.

The point is ESE or CD is NOT 100% effective if the charge is
strong enough which is the reason they have not been approved.

Without a nearby ground path, lightning will go where it will. 
If there is no ground near enough it will create its own path 
with catastrophic results for the materials in the path. The 
point of Franklin rods is putting enough of them close enough 
together that the stroke ALWAYS hits one of them and goes to 
ground via a known conductor.

As for the gas wells, that is unfortunate. As for the utility
distribution systems, I doubt many are in Canada where Dr. Mousa
had strong influence. <g>

Further discussion is pointless at this time. For those interested,
I will post details of some failures is about a week when I'm back
in my office and can retrieve them.

Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD


-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Nott <ron at nottltd.com>
>Sent: May 26, 2008 12:16 PM
>To: Broadcasters' Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Subject: Re: [BC] AM transmitter lightning sensitivity issue
>
>It does NOT depend on the promoter.  They are NOT the same thing at 
>all. The ESE devices such as those made by INDELEC are clearly not 
>the same as multiple point dissipation devices.  Again, to see what 
>an ESE device looks like, google INDELEC.  I don't know and don't 
>care whether their products work or not.  I do know that multiple 
>point dissipation works PROVIDED that it is properly designed and 
>installed.  Thousands of natural gas wells are now being protected by 
>them as well as electrical power distribution systems.
>
>Ron Nott