Have you ever talked to Gino about this? He's done some crazy things like PVC sched 40 instead of galvanized piping for hardware.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 1:20 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > We have two 500ft towers that get hit a bunch, and a water tank that gets > the same treatment from mother nature. > > > > Anybody doing full isolation of all their antennas, equipment etc. at the > top of the tower and then running your own ground down the tower? > > > > 1. *Wondering what materials people are using to isolate their mounts?* > What is sufficient? Would the rubber from a thick radiator hose be enough > to keep the lightning from coming through? Double thicknesses? > > > > One consultant recommended starboard, but I am not sure how I will craft > that into a work piece that would mold around a tower leg and be able to > grip it. > > > > 1. *What size wire should be going down the tower to bond to my tower > / electrical ground? * > > I am assuming it should be insulated but is normal THHN jacketing enough > to have it truly isolate from something jumping over or does it have be in > conduit. > > > > Paul > > > > Paul McCall, President > > PDMNet, Inc. / Florida Broadband, Inc. > > 658 Old Dixie Highway > > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > > 772-564-6800 <(772)%20564-6800> > > [email protected] > > www.pdmnet.com > > www.floridabroadband.com > > > > >
