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Lightning Arrestor

11/05/2006 5:52 AM

I am interested to know how to calculate and select a right type of lightning arrestor. how the rating is selected? is it different for the earthed and unearthed system?
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tamirb
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Re: Lightning Arrestor

11/05/2006 8:22 AM

It is very dependent on which standard your application should comply. A popular device to do this work is sidactors. Please look at this link for some explenations:

http://www.littelfuse.com/data/en/Product_Catalogs/Chapter1IntroductiontoCircuitProtection.pdf

Hope this will help.
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Re: Lightning Arrestor

11/09/2006 11:05 AM

Hello I am not interested in lightening at this time but your link to the littlefuse site is useful thanks Ian.

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Re: Lightning Arrestor

11/06/2006 9:29 AM

use the IEEE red book and your electrical code book
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