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Why to choose Best Lightning Arrestor?

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Alfredkim

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Your question is rather unclear. If you are asking what a lightning arrester is used for, then it provides a means of limiting any overvoltage an overhead line might be subject to due, for example, to a lightning strike. Lightning arresters are connected between individual line conductors and earth (ground). For normal line-to-earth voltages they act as insulators, but their insulating property breaks down when a particular level of overvoltage is reached, and they act as conductors. This limits the value that the overvoltage can reach and, so, the line's insulators are protected.

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