[TowerTalk] problem solving resources - lightning and surges

[Rick O'Keefe]

Note that there are two professional technical forums! Both are moderated
(expert moderators must approve each posting to eliminate chatter like,
"Congratulations", Me too," etc.)


Lightning Safety & Kauronic Medicine
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LightningProtection/ 
One must be a member of the forum to post. Subscribe:
LightningProtection-subscribe at yahoogroups.com  

WE DISCUSS: protecting people, electronics and structures 
from lightning, and the treatment and effects of electric shock. 

SOME AREAS COVERED ARE:
. Emergency & follow-up electric shock medical treatment;
. Lightning safety; 
. Boating safety; 
. Swimming pool safety;
. Airport protection;
. Sporting event safety;
. Explosives protection;
. Petroleum storage facility protection;
. Grounding design, testing, & maintenance; 
. Home protection; 
. Broadcast towers; 
. Fraudulent claims and specifications; 
. Educating meteorologists, teachers, public safety personnel in 
            accurate lightning facts and safety.

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Power Quality Technical Forum:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/PQ_Forum/ 
One must be a member of the forum to post. Subscribe:
PQ_Forum-subscribe at yahoogroups.com  

WE DISCUSS: protecting electrical systems & electronics from 
transient voltage surges, harmonics, power sags & outages, 
& grounding defects. 

SOME AREAS COVERED ARE:
. Grounding & testing/maintenance; 
. Facilities protection; 
. Broadcast towers; 
. Surge Protective Devices/Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (SPD/TVSS); 
. Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS); 
. Harmonics mitigation; 
. Generators; 
. Genset maintenance; 
. Fraudulent claims & specifications.