Re: lightning rod ground

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Original poster: Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 11/2/04 7:37:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
Original poster: "ho \[shu\] huang" <shuhuang-at-singnet-dot-com.sg>



Hi guys,

quick question : would hooking a coil up to the ground strap the lightning
rod's connected to be a good, or a very bad idea?

shu

Hi Shu,

     In good weather it is a good choice. In case of a strike during a 
storm you could end up "sharing the power". Your system is offering a 
parallel secondary target. Although most of the lightning would go to 
ground through the normal channel, even a very small fraction of a 
lightning strike's inrush power could toast your coil.

     If you use this ground, I suggest unclamp in stormy weather.

Matt D.