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Old 16-03-2019, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Wavytone View Post
Thanks Peter - I'm familiar with LV installations in the railway where things are often hundreds of metres from the nearest distribution board.

Lightning rods work on the basis that the highest one provides a protection zone under it rather like a large umbrella. Lower ones close by are a bit pointless.
So all those ground rods are next to useless as lightning protection but, I suppose alright for general electrical earthing. I remember reading some of Ben Franklin's thoughts on lightning and the high multi-pronged arrays he proposed.
I imagine I could construct a suitable bracket to support such a device above the height of the turbine
That might help.
Peter
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