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What is important for a lighting rod to be connected to a wire?
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∙ 11y ago
It important that the connecting device be of the same rated ampacity of the wire used to dissipate the static charge. A high resistance at this junction is unwanted because of the heat that will build up due to an increase in a joint with resistance.
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How lighting rod prevent lighting from causing house to catch on fire?
The electricity from lightning will follow a wire from the lightning rod to the ground.
Why are you getting 120 volts from hot wire and grounded rod?
On a North American electrical distribution system this is quite normal and natural. The neutral connection point in a distribution panel is connected to the ground rod via the ground wire. So in effect the ground rod and the neutral are one in the same.
In a typical home electrical panel installation the main ground wire is connected directly from a ground rod driven into ground to the 1 case of the panel or 2 main breaker switch or 3 l?
In a typical home electrical panel installation the main ground wire is connected directly from a ground rod driven into ground to a dedicated lug on the neutral bus.
When lighting strikes a lighting rod the last place the charges flow is?
Back into earth.
When is skylanders lighting rod coming out?
the skylander (lightning Rod) will com out at March the 21
How lighting rod prevent lighting from causing house to catch on fire?
The electricity from lightning will follow a wire from the lightning rod to the ground.
Why was the lighting rod important?
It was important because it protceted you hoe during lighting storms.
Why ground wire be connected to the metal support rod for television antena?
To prevent electrical charges generated by lighting from entering the home which can cause fire and damage components.
A lightning rod is connected to a heavy wire buried in the soil to?
yes
How tall is a lightning rod?
it doesn't have a fixed length, as long as a rod is "grounded" connected to the ground by a heavy duty wire, it's a lightning rod. . .
Why is the lighting rod important?
The lightning rod is important because it directs lightning into the ground, therefore making it harmless and stopping it from striking anywhere else.
In a typical electrical panel installation the main ground wire is connected directly from a ground rod driven into the ground to the?
The ground wire should come from the ground rod and to the main electrical panel grounding terminal.
Who invented the lighting rod which helped protect building from lighting?
Ben Franklin invented the lighting rod and helped start the Philadelphia fire department.
What are the three important parts of electro magnet?
Battery/iron rod/copper wire.
Why are you getting 120 volts from hot wire and grounded rod?
On a North American electrical distribution system this is quite normal and natural. The neutral connection point in a distribution panel is connected to the ground rod via the ground wire. So in effect the ground rod and the neutral are one in the same.
When was the lighting rod made?
1752
What was Benjamin Franklin Doing when he invented the lighting rod?
He Invented the lightning rod Which Saved His And Many Other Peoples From Being Stuck By Lighting
