The topic of lightning surge protection is always relevant, especially during these peak summer months. Residing in what has been dubbed The Lightning Strike Capital of the World — Central Florida — I ...

In this final installment of a series of articles aimed at helping broadcasters protect their installations from powerline and lightning-induced surges, we focus on the importance of electrical ...

Lightning protection is a critical aspect of establishments that operate sensitive electrical equipment, especially in the broadcast industry. Tied to this first line of protection against lightning ...

One of the less-common contracting specialties in northern New England is lightning protection for structures. Although damaging lightning strikes to buildings are less common here than in other ...

Q. Please explain how I'm supposed to ground a service on a building that has a ground ring used for the lightning protection system grounding electrode? A. If a ...

Externally generated surges, on the other hand, come from induced lightning, grid switching, or other facilities on the same distribution node. A surge suppression device (SPD) tries to divert most of ...

my setup: incoming coax -> surge supressor -> splitter for cable modem/CATV portion of coax network.<BR><BR>I had the cable guy out this week to upgrade my cable service. While we were waiting for the ...

See topic. the Pnet1 is here. It has a grounding wire coming off. Is it okay to screw that under one of the screws holding the case cover on? If I get a massive lightning strike, it won't come back ...

Recently, a thunderstorm fried my PC’s power supply and its motherboard. Although I wasn’t home at the time, I am pretty sure it was the storm and lightning-related surge of some type that did it, and ...

To unplug or not to unplug? That’s just one of many questions that plague South Africans living in the era of rolling blackouts. When the electricity supply suddenly returns after rolling blackouts, ...