[BC] Lightning

[Alan Alsobrook]

First, hope is that you don't take a strike strong enough to do it.
Second, if you think you have meter it.. If it has replace the rods.

PS: So far I've never seen an AM ground system glassed up. This is 
probably due to its large surface area. Thus the more rods you have the 
less chance of them getting glassed.

Kevin/Tieline Technology wrote:

> Wow, then how DO you deal with multiple hits in a place like Florida?
> Do you have to rebury the ground rod now and then?  I would think the
> ground resistance meter that the power company folks have would be real
> valuable for you then.  Curious to know the answer!

> Alan wrote:
> "This is especially true here in Florida, Where a ground rod that gets 
> hit by lightning can self insulate by turning the sand surrounding it 
> into glass."

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Alan Alsobrook CSRE AMD CBNT
St. Augustine Fl. 32086 904-829-8885
aalso at Bellsouth.net