Article from "The Construction Specifier" giving excellent overview of surge protection during a lightning strike. Click image to view article. Turns out we're not the only ones with lightning on our minds! We've had a short series of postings lately on the importance of using SPDs (Surge Protection Devices) to protect facilities and [...]
A summer storm hit a cell tower in Seminole County, Florida on July 7th. A local resident caught the action on his phone which had the local news station reporting the awesome sight. Unfortunately, while the news station was lauding the amateur photographer's great shot, chances are the owners of the cell tower were scrambling to assess [...]
With spring just around the corner many of us will be faced with thunderstorms that threaten the electrical systems, devices, and equipment of the facilities for which we are responsible. Although there are many types of transients, lightning is the granddaddy of them all and causes everything from catastrophic failure after just one strike to [...]
