In a message dated 99-04-12 00:42:03 EDT, dlleikis@deseretonline.com writes:
> My question is this: I am erecting a self-supporting crankup and am
> concerned about the sliding joints of the installation. It seems as
> though these would definitely be high resistance and would need this
> more than any other. What is a recommended method from those that may
> have done this before? We can have some pretty severe storms here and I
> am positive (or negative) that lightning charge dissipation should be
> 'high' on my list.
Don't forget that a crank-up has cables connecting all the sections.
It's one big lump of steel as far as being a conductor is concerned.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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