I found a site that has some great links on grounding. http://www.n0hr.com/hamradio/152/10/ham_radio0.htm the link to "Choices and consequences of station lightning protection" http://members.cox.net/pc-usa/station/ground0.htm is most excellent. I have implemented this (right down to common bonding the grounding system for the pool equipment).
Jack -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Smith Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 3:40 PM To: Time Nuts List Subject: [time-nuts] GPS-Attached Equipment Lightning Protection Hi Folks Is anyone implementing any form of lightning protection for their GPS-attached equipment? If my antenna gets struck or we have a nearby hit (nearest strike to ground since we moved here was about 470m away, IIRC), I would like to limit the damage to the GPS module. My thought was to stick an optoisolator or similar between the serial and PPS pins and the level converter (MAX232 equivalent) and power the GPS module itself with one of those little Meanwell high-isolation DC/DC converters. This is very similar to what I am planning to do with the outside components of my 1-Wire weather system. I'd be interested to know what everyone else is doing in this respect (if anything). Cheers M -- Matthew Smith Smiffytech - Technology Consulting & Web Application Development Business: http://www.smiffytech.com/ Personal: http://www.smiffysplace.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/smiffy _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
