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>Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 17:35:55 -0400
>From: Dave Jordan <wa3gin@erols.com>
>
>Eric,
>
>I'd like to get out of the middle...why don't you call them and
>ask all these questions and report back to the list with their
>answers.
I already did that with a different dissipator supplier. They
recommended #0 size wire for the grounding conductor. It told me
what I wanted to know.
>
>I've had towers up for more than 35 years...never did a damn
>thing to deal with lightening...just an 8ft ground rod at the
>base. The towers were all crank-ups...
Sounds very rational.
>I'll do more this time because I have the time...I don't expect
>anything I do will have much effect on the outcome. I'm sure
>I'll spend more time talking about it then worring about it...
Lead dress and bonding for conductors that leave the tower can
make a difference to your outcome.
>
>I do like the fuzzy looking dissipator. Might make a good top hat
>for 160meters, HAHA.
They do have an appealing look. It will probably be much more
effective as the top hat than as a lightning preventer. ;-)
73, Eric N7CL
>
>thanks,
>dave
>
>=============
>
>Eric Gustafson wrote:
>
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> I found the web site for the company you mentioned. They seem to
>> be selling the idea of preventing a lightning strike by means of
>> a "static dissipator"...
>
>
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