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What is a Lightning Protection System? A lightning protection system is a passive means of preventing property damage from the effects of a lightning strike. It works by providing the electric charge produced by the clouds a path of least resistance to the ground. There are four main parts of a properly installed lightning protection system: copper air terminals, copper cable, copper clad ground rods, surge suppressors. The air
terminals and cable are typically copper, but sometimes they can (or must)
be aluminum. When most people hear the term lightning rod, they picture large ornate rods with heavy cable draped on the roof and down the sides of old homes (see fig. 1). LSV tries to make the lightning protection system as inconspicuous as possible. Typically, the only things visible on a lightning protection system are the air terminals, 10"-12" copper rods, on the chimney and roof ridges. If the system is to be installed on an existing building, every effort is made to conceal the copper cable (see fig. 2).
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Lightning
protection systems can be installed on a variety of structures including
homes, businesses, farm buildings, boats, and trees to protect them from
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