Lightning Protection Ground Wire

For the building s ground system the main electrical wire entry already has a copper stake driven into the earth.

Lightning protection ground wire.

A wire from the antenna mount to a grounding source described below or a surge arrester. Lightning protection fasterners hardware. Lightning protection through roof. Using two different earth ground systems for lightning protection is as bad as having no lightning protection at all.

Harger has long been one of the leading providers of structural lightning protection for commercial buildings. 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. We have experience in all facets of these markets including engineering systems design product manufacturing and installation. This is required only for certain types of antennas ones which require current flow to ground to complete the antenna circuit.

See the tis page on lightning protection c. A second copper stake driven into the earth for the signal carrying wires is a separate earth ground system. 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. Polyphaser coaxial lightning protectors are designed for general single transmitter use in the 1 5 to 700 mhz frequency range.

Polyphaser protectors are available in two mounting styles. Flange mount protectors anchor to a grounding panel with both connectors parallel to a flat surface. Trusted to protect since 1910. Grounding rods plates bars and more.

An example is a quarter wave vertical. Innovative installer friendly components make harger the leading provider of lightning protection equipment. In fact some of the world s tallest structures such as the willis. Preventable mistakes in the electrical grounding system can leave it vulnerable to ground faults side flashes and electronic noise any of which could.

One wire of the feedline connects to the base of the antenna and the other connects to ground. Since 1960 harger has been providing solutions to the lightning protection and grounding industries. The connection to ground. Bulkhead mount protectors have a longer connector and hardware to mount it through the grounding panel.