Every RF guy I know ways the lightning dissipators work. These are nice: http://www.lawrencebehr.net/international/lightmas.php -RickG
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Marlon K. Schafer<[email protected]> wrote: > Nextel spends tens or hundreds of thousands per device. > > Our stuff is cheaper than cheap. > > Get off of the TOP of the tower. Polyphaser has a great lightning white > paper. If you can be 10' below the top you'll be much more protected. > > Also, I've had good luck lately with ferrite beads. > > And ground everything. Ground it again. and again and again. > > You might also want to consider adding a static dissipater on the top of the > tower to help keep the lightning away in the first place. > http://www.affordable-solar.com/gs-1.brush.lightning.dissipator.htm > http://www.eriinc.com/products/btss/CA21831A_10.pdf > > I think Hutton carries something too. > marlon > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Hogg" <[email protected]> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 7:31 AM > Subject: [WISPA] Direct Lightning Strikes > > >> Has anyone been able to withstand a direct lightning strike? We had a >> tower get hit last night, and some of our equipment lost Ethernet ports >> (RB/433AH), and we lost 3 canopy APs, but that is all (considering what >> is all up there only 2/3rds was blown). Our Trango AP survived and a >> RB/433AH survived. Even Nextel had their guys out there, but they just >> had to reset alarms it appears as nothing was "fried" on their end. I >> wish I had to just reset alarms. >> >> >> >> So tell me, what do you do ? I'm tired of dumping a few grand during big >> lightning storms. >> >> >> >> I do the basics, Ethernet surge suppression up top and on the bottom, >> Polyphasers, ground out to the ground bars, ground out the cat5 cable, >> and no omni's. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Chuck Hogg >> >> Shelby Broadband >> 502-722-9292 >> [email protected] >> >> http://www.shelbybb.com >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
