[TowerTalk] Discharge with a dipole

[K0DAN]

Who knows?

The resistors will bleed off small charges but might pop with something big. 
The spark plugs may fire with something bigger. With something really BIG 
the only protection is to not let that big pulse into your shack! Ground it 
or (better) disconnect) it, but each of these steps is an incremental 
protection.

73
Dan
K0DAN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rik van Riel" <riel at surriel.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Discharge with a dipole


> On 05/14/2011 08:25 PM, Dick Flanagan wrote:
>> So while spark plugs might help save me from a lightning strike (lotsa
>> volts), it doesn't seem they would be much good against a gradual static
>> buildup.  What am I missing here??
>
> I guess the spark plugs might help protect your 1Mohm resistors
> from lightning, so they can take care of bleeding off the static
> that would otherwise build up gradually? :)
>
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