[TowerTalk] Porqupines

[Gary Schafer]

Tom Rauch wrote:
>>Well, those "reputable researchers" do not include Boeing,
> 
> Airbus
> 
>>Industries, the McDonald Iron Works, or any other aircraft
>>manufacturer.
> 
> 
> Ed and all,
> 
> Don't confuse an application on an aircraft where the object
> having a potential difference is small (an airplane) and
> well insulated from earth  and flying through clouds to an
> application where the object with opposite potential is
> connected to the entire planet earth.
> 
> Like ground chains or straps on trucks or cars (where you
> want a small vehicle at earth potential), there is some
> merit to an aircraft application.
> 
> As the dragging chain or strap is from the vehicle to earth
> is, so is the spine thing to the clouds around the airplane.
> 
> The idea you can take a tower connected to earth or even
> anywhere near earth and make it and the cloud at the same
> potential is just plain silly.
> 
> If you look, you'll never find any research that supports
> those spiny balls. Manufacturers of those things had an
> absolute fit when a national review panel said they were
> useless.
> 
> 73 Tom
> 

Unfortunately there are still many myth believers out there yet.
I had thought of going into the "rabbits foot protector" business. seems 
like there should still be a pretty good market for them.  :>)

73
Gary K4FMX