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Lightning is the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of a very short duration and a very high voltage between a cloud and the ground.
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How a lightning can affect a optical isolated RS 485 bus?
Because of the very high voltage of lightning, an opto isolator can't block it, the best is to relay any lightning to ground but that is still not a guarantee that the spike will be stopped. Lightning voltage is in the Giga Volt range.
How does lighting arrester working?
A lightning arrester (or lightning rod) works by providing a low resistance path to earth. This directs a lightning strike down the side of a building instead of it spreading through the electrical system.
Do lightning rods repel or attract lightning?
Lightning rods are used to direct the force of the strike safely as possible and in a direct line as possible to ground. This direct path usually saves surrounding structures from damage.
Does fire attract lightning?
Fire does not attract lightning. These two things are different sources of energy and are not proven to attract each other.
A release of electricity from cloud is called?
Lightning
Which of these words is used to describe a flash of lightning?
Bolt
Whose film did President Wilson describe as writing history with lightning?
D.W. Griffith
How do you describe how lightning occurs?
Most pigments are not permanent. Lightening occurs when the pigments fade.
Whose film did President Wilson describe as like writing history with lightning?
D.W. Griffith
What adjective can be used to describe Tyson from The Lightning Thief?
Tyson the Cyclops is not from the lightning thief, he appears in the second book, the sea of monsters. He is naïve, friendly, skilled in crafting and loyal.
How would you describe from grover underwod from Percy Jackson and the lightning thief?
That doesn't make any sense
What 3 words would best describe Percy Jackson from the lightning thief and why?
courageous, brave, ADHD
What is a lightning rods?
A lightning rod (or lightning protector) is a metal strip or rod, usually of copper or similar conductive material, used as part of lightning safety to protect tall or isolated structures (such as the roof of a building or the mast of a vessel) from lightning damage. Its formal name is lightning finial or air terminal. Sometimes, the system is informally referred to as a lightning conductor, lightning arrester, or lightning discharger; however, these terms actually refer to lightning protection systems in general or specific components within them. The term 'lightning rod' is also used as a metaphorical term to describe those who attract controversy.
What does lightning in a jar mean?
"Lightning in a jar" is a metaphor used to describe a powerful or exciting idea or concept that is contained or captured. It implies something dynamic or illuminating that has been captured and can be utilized or shared.
What is a verb for lightning?
Jolt, zap, fizz, pop, crackle. (those are words I think of to describe your being STRUCK by lightning) Silent, stealthy, lethal (deadly), speedy, I can't really say 'fast as greased lightning, so I think that's all I have. It's harder than it seems....
How can you describe the sound of thunder and lightning?
The thunder sound is like the roar of lion and the lightenting looks like the flashes of the camera.
How do you write description of storm?
well,it depends! You can be talking about lots of things like lightning and thunder. For example if you want to describe lightning you can say: it rips through the sky like a stabbing knife. and it can be dicribe like thunder
