Hello Colleagues, We are investigating electronic devices mounted on poles in an outdoor environment that appears to have a degree of susceptibility to lightning, here in the lightning capital of the world... :-(
I know the standard assessment that says one can protect devices, to a point; no protection is good for a direct hit. The devices we are investigating are board protected with gas discharge tubes and transient suppressors in close proximity to the cabling entrance point. Can someone point me to additional information about installation practices for devices up on a pole (20-40 feet high) that will make the immunity to lightning more robust? Is the application of "lightning rods" appropriate for this type of application? Don Umbdenstock Manager Compliance Engineering Tyco Safety Products / Sensormatic 6600 Congress Avenue Boca Raton, FL 33487 USA 561.912.6440 [email protected] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message, along with any attachments, is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If you have received this message in error, please notify sender and destroy this copy and/or delete it from your hard drive/server immediately. This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/listserv/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
