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July 13th 10, 07:18 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

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Grounding for Gable end bracket & mast.

Tom Horne wrote in news:e802f6fa-b0e1-471b-bf31-
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Can anyone make a recommendation, based on actual training and
experience, as to what width and thickness of copper strap would be ...

In this part of the world, we have an Australian / New Zealand Standard
(our version if you like of ANSI, BS etc) which explains the rationale
behind lightning protection, a method of estimating the downcurrent for
protection design purposes and a process for designing down conductors.

Broadly, the scheme is that downconductors are designed to withstand a
few donwstrokes in quick succession without melting the down conductor.
If you work from a peak current of 20kA, it would lead to a down
conductor in copper of at least 25mm^2 which is about #2 to you folk.

I regularly see hams recommend much thinner down conductors, and can only
assume that there is not regulatory guidance or requirement, and I wonder
at the effectiveness of using #6 as often recommended, especially
aluminium as is often the case. Note that reducing conductor size is a
double whammy, you increase the resistance (so the power), and decrease
the mass that has to be heated to melting point, and so the energy
required.

But, firstly, you should determine if there are regulatory requirements,
such as NEC etc.

The question of equipotential bonding conductors ought be dealt with in
the same way, though that is not to imply that they will be the same
size.

Owen

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