Lighnting Rods On Roof

The only aim of a lightning strike is to neutralize itself with the ground.

Lighnting rods on roof.

They must be located at the highest points on a roof. When lightning rods are separate from weather vanes they have five parts including the cable that runs to the ground. Roof rod and mounting saddle available as follows. A lightning rod is erected on the roof of a building and it is connected to a conducting channel to take the huge discharge of electricity into the ground.

Look at our pages and for our fancy lightning rods. Let us understand it this way. Rods at least 1o higher than the structure are placed at intervals along high points such as the roof crest ridge chimney or along the perimeter of a flat roof. Swivel mount base with lightning rod.

C 16 12 with 12 rod 34 50 c 16 18 with 18 rod 40 50. A 16 12 with 12 rod 24 50. Lightning rods are typically installed around the perimeter of flat roofs or along the peaks of sloped roofs at intervals of 6 1 m or 7 6 m depending on the height of the rod. Near the bottom of the structure is a glass ball that can be very plain or made of colored glass.

A braided copper or aluminum cable made for lightning systems connects the rods and runs into the ground to dissipate a charge. Heavy steel mount 585h wall bracket 49 00 12 l x 6 5 h 5 h. Roof mount 401 al 49 00 adjustable aluminum with stainless steel screws. Lightning tends to strike the highest point in any terrain but lightning can also be capricious random.

Large non residential buildings like this church often include more than one lightning rod. Large roof mount u w132 39 00. The very top ends at a point that is attached to a metal rod. Large decorative roof mount.

Easy fit saddle base will form to fit any pitch roof. X 12 rod part number rsp1 and arsp1. Used most and is the standard method for regular lightning rod systems. It is a very common misconception that a lightning rod attracts lightning.

Steel roofing materials are no more attractive to lightning than any other type of roofing material. This is our most versatile mount and will adapt to most any application and any angle for sloped roof side or top of wall mounting behind ridge vent etc.