Could that not be said of any inline protection then?
Almost, anything but a disconnect.
Also, while we sometimes go wild with grounds, nearly ALL of the protection
(or lack of protection) comes from how things are bonded and common grounded
going into the protected area.
I can't stress
On Sun Jan 20 01:58:14 2013, Cecil wrote:
The polyphasers are good protectors but be aware that they rely on gas tubes
for protection and their failure mode is one that leaves you unknowingly
unprotected. After so many ionizations the gas tube will fail and won't clamp
on the next strike.
On 1/20/2013 1:40 AM, cx...@4email.net wrote:
I started replacing all items along the path and discovered the PP on
the grounded copper board at the base of the tower had gone 'south'...
Several points here. First, there is no value to lightning suppression
at the base of a tower unless that
The polyphasers are good protectors but be aware that they rely on gas
tubes for protection and their failure mode is one that leaves you
unknowingly unprotected. After so many ionizations the gas tube will fail
and won't clamp on the next strike. For a time Polyphaser made a test set
to
Hello Tom,
I have Polyphaser and I.C.E. units on all my cables ( Antenna and all Control
).
I installed them in 1991 after several strikes damaged my Tranceivers.
Since then, I have had no problems.
The most important is a good Grounding System. A couple of ground rods won't
do the trick.
