| Dobbyn
Electrical Services Ltd., sells and installs Thompson Lightning Protection
systems in conjunction with Western Lightning Protection Limited. What is Lightning Lightning is the phenomenon which accompanies the discharge of atmospheric charges from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth. As lightning seeks the path of least resistance, it naturally tends to follow the shortest course between cloud and earth, such as buildings or towering projections. Positive electrical charges gather in the clouds and negative charges gather in the ground. When the attraction between these two charges are strong enough they come together in the form of lightning. Lightning Rod Equipment, properly manufactured and installed, dissipates these charges. A strike to an unprotected building can be disastrous. Lightning may hold up to 100 million volts of electricity when it strikes an object. Its force can be compared to a small nuclear reactor. Lightning has the ability
to rip through roofs, explode concrete walls and ignite fires. In
addition to structural damage, lightning can surge through power
lines causing wire damage, destroy nearby towers and trees and cause
the destruction of electronic equipment. |
