Lightning is the visible discharge of static electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between tile earth and a cloud. Lightning conceivably may have provided humankind with a first source of fire, but lightning has otherwise been a destructive force throughout human history. Strategies and apparatus for reducing the likelihood of damage by lightning are fairly old, including, for instance, lightning rods that have been in use for approximately 200 years.

Lightning can strike anywhere on earth - event the north and south poles. Every year, thousands of people died up with fried appliances and computers because they did not make that small investment in a surge protector. With deaths of human beings thousands of homes and other properties are damaged or destroyed by lightning. Prevention is your best protection against lightning. Lightning protection systems must include an efficient dissipater collector; a low impedance path to earth; and a low resistance interface with true earth. High earth resistance increases the potential of a lightning strike. If struck, structures in these areas will generally sustain more damage when there is no lightning protection system present.

The lightning protection system is designed to reduce the probability of a direct lightning strike to the Ares I and associated launch equipment during processing and other activities prior to flight. A lightning protection system does not prevent lightning from striking; it provides a means for controlling it and preventing damage by providing a low resistance path for the discharge of lightning energy. Steeplejack is a world leader in lightning and surge protection products for the protection of electrical equipment and systems.

Steeplejack is a world leader in lightning and surge protection products for the protection of electrical equipment and systems. Bailey International are a reputable and renowned lightning protection systems company, with many years of skill and experience throughout the UK, and overseas. We offer a total customer service, from initial consultancy and computer-based systems design, through to lightning protection installation, testing and maintenance.

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