[TowerTalk] Lightning Surge protection?

[Ray Benny]

Denis,

Look in the Mouser Electronics catalogue:
http://www.mouser.com/<http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=625-1.5KE82CA-E3>

The diodes used in the Green Heron rotator controllers are:
http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=625-1.5KE82CA-E3 . At the
top left you select the operating voltage you need.

GL,

Ray,
N6VR


On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 1:47 PM, F5vjc <foxfive.vjc at gmail.com> wrote:

> My home built remote antenna switch, DC over coax with steering diodes to
> select various antennas was recently damaged by  nearby lightning surges.
> This destroyed decoupling caps and steering diodes at both the antenna end
> and the shack control box. I have now replaced the components with higher
> Voltage types and all is working again.
>
> My question,  what type of surge limiting components could I fit to try to
>  avoid this type of damage in the future? I am not familiar with these type
> of components but they seem to be fitted in commercial Antenna switch
> boxes.
> Not of course thinking of direct lightning hits but induced transient
> surges.
>
> Thanks,
> 73 F5VJC
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