Grounding tower legs -Reply

[Vitaly Markhasin]

>>> <k4sb@avana.net> 11/07/96 09:23am >>>
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>We should also keep in mind that lightning originates from the ground
>UP, not the way we see it. I would assume therefore that as long as the
>tower is held at ground ( whatever that magic number is ), it would be
>impossible for it to be hit. However, that brings up an interesting point.
>In the beginning, the legs are all nice and clean, and probably the entire
>tower is around 0 ohms resistance. But, as time goes by, corrosion
>does
>form ( it once took me 4 hours to jack 2 sections apart ( on the ground )

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Before the hit we are not dealing with high currents. So maybe we can
use a 1/4" holes in each leg and join them with a reasonable gage wire to
minimize the effect of increasing resistance?
73!
Vitaly (VE6JO)




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