[TowerTalk] Lightning protection and control wires

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

I have to wonder, though - if the protector will pass everything below 
82 VDC, how many solid state devices do you have in your shack that will 
be damaged?

I disconnect every line coming into my shack - coax, rotators, relay 
switches, etc.  A few years ago I took a direct hit on the tower that 
friend everything out there, but sustained no damage in the shack.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 10/3/2012 1:48 PM, DGB wrote:
> this is what I use with my SPG
>
> http://www.comm-omni.com/polyweb/rct.htm
>
> 73 Dwight NS9I
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> On 10/3/2012 11:34 AM, Larry Loen wrote:
>> I really don't understand, quite, how to protect myself from lightning
>> coming down the various wires.  I'm sure this will be crushingly 
>> obvious to
>> someone, but I'm clearly missing something.
>>
>> I'll have wires to coax switches and, of course, the rotor.
>>
>> I plan on doing all the grounding of the coax and even putting in one of
>> those special gadgets that "blow out" a ball of 
>> whatever-that-substance-is
>> for the non-ground signal on the coax.  I plan on putting in the 
>> grounding
>> systems talked about in "Up the Tower" and generally around here.
>>
>> But, despite having "Up the Tower" I don't get how to really secure 
>> control
>> lines (e.g. to the rotor) as far as lightning goes.
>>
>> Is there some gadget that does the job?
>>
>> Have I overlooked something?
>>
>> Do I just rely on the regular low impedance grounding system to take up
>> most of the energy and hope not much flows on these wires?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Larry Wo0Z
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