Bedrock is only a few feet below the surface here in our area. So the grounding rod isn't really an option. I'll keep the instruments away from the house, I think.
I am reminded of a video I saw years ago, where lightning researchers launched model rockets trailing thin wires into thunderstorms. The thin wires encouraged lightning along their flight path. The video showed a launch, immediately followed by the rocket (and wire) getting vapourized. Here's an example: https://youtu.be/34NpyA2OuaE On Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 6:54:51 a.m. UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > ln77 schrieb am Dienstag, 18. Januar 2022 um 07:11:15 UTC+1: > >> What about using a fiberglass pole instead? The wires to the instruments >> could still potentially attract lightning, but probably wouldn’t carry >> enough current to start a fire — might blow out the weather station >> electronics, but not burn down the house. >> > > I would not agree with that. > > You may be right that the wires are melted fast enough to not carry the > current, but lightning does not always need a wire. Air is often enough, > and I guess, in this case, too. The house can still be burned down. A > lightning hit is a rare event for a certain spot on earth, but if it > happens, it is not funny. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/392cd460-5c4c-49df-beee-4c986f0f69cfn%40googlegroups.com.
