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Lightning & Surge protection is the very sensetive equipment to save the auxilaries from lighting strokes

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Francois said:

after 15 years of experience I feel important to come back to some basics

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Protection against the destructive lightning effects should be considered globally.

To avoid the fire of a building we will use the “external”  lightning protection system such as lightning conductor or meshed cage.

In the same way, we will install Surge Arrester or surge protector (also called SPD, Surge Protective Device) in the Electrical main board to protect sensitive electrical equipment against surges generated by lightning strokes fell close or directly on the building.

15 years of experience in the field of surge protection lead me to write that the technology and understanding of phenomena has evolved. However, further issues have to be clarified … (more…)