Roof Lightning Rods

Roof mount 401 al 49 00 adjustable aluminum with stainless steel screws.

Roof lightning rods.

Includes lightning rod point clamp terminal lug clamp 8 copper ground rod and brass ground rod clamps. Used most and is the standard method for regular lightning rod systems. The lightning rod is connected with a cable to the earth below where it can channel the charge to a safe place. Lightning rod kit for glen martin hazers roof top towers and martin towers.

If your roof is the highest point of the surrounding terrain it might be advisable to install a lightning protection system. P 1 24 tall 35 00. A lightning rod is a metal strips or rods usually made of copper used to protect buildings or structures from a violent lightning strike. Look at our pages and for our fancy lightning rods.

P 2 18 tall 29 00. Copper and galvanized steel supports for tall lightning rods. Lightning rods were originally developed by benjamin franklin. Automatic lightning protection is the premier supplier of usa made and ul approved lightning rod parts and equipment.

The rod might be an inch 2 cm in diameter. Heavy steel mount 585h wall bracket 49 00 12 l x 6 5 h 5 h. Ending friday at 1 28pm pdt 5d 1h. See thru roof lightning rods on next page.

Holes are in bottom of each leg for nails or screws. Copper ground cable not included. In a lightning protection system a lightning rod is a single component of the system. A lightning rod is very simple it s a pointed metal rod attached to the roof of a building.

A lightning rod us aus or lightning conductor is a metal rod mounted on a structure and intended to protect the structure from a lightning strike. The location of your roof is a more important consideration than whether it is constructed of metal or another material. Antique cobalt blue geo thompson glass lightning rod ball. Large decorative roof mount item 406 59 00.

Our products are in use on homes businesses farms factories hospitals. Lightning rods do not attract lightning but provide an alternative path for lightning when it strikes. Support braces for tall rods. Welcome to automatic lightning protection.

Pair all copper twisted antique roof peak lightning rods tree branch finials. Roof rod and mounting saddle available as follows. If lightning hits the structure it will preferentially strike the rod and be conducted to ground through a wire instead of passing through the structure where it could start a fire or cause electrocution. It connects to a huge piece of copper or aluminum wire that s also an inch or so in diameter.

Vintage amber glass wind vane lightning rod ball ribbed 6 inch pat.