[MLB-WIRELESS] Surge Protection

[Brenton D.]

Would the pigtail dissolve if the antenna was struck by lightening?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Abbenhuys" <sneeze at alphalink.com.au>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Surge Protection


> Grounding antenna's is a bit of a catch22 thing.
> If you ground your equipment with arrestors it will actually increase the
> chance of getting struck by making it MORE attractive to lightening.
>
> Unless you're putting up a 10+ metre mast and there's no tree's or 
> anything
> else around I personally wouldn't bother.  You're still going to lose some
> equipment in a lightening strike whether it's grounded or not.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Asela Fernando" <ace_101_ at hotmail.com>
> To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 5:43 PM
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Surge Protection
>
>
>> Are any of you guys running some sort of lightning protection? If so
> please
>> give some details!
>>
>> Thanks, Asela Fernando (Node: IDR)
>>
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