The following pages detail the products required to install a 'Solid circular' lightning protection system.
Air terminals and fixings
Air Rod
Rod Length
Rod diameter
Thread diameter
Material
Weight per rod
Part no
500mm
10mm
10mm
Copper
0.33kg
RA400-FU
1000mm
10mm
10mm
Copper
0.65kg
RA402
500mm
10mm
10mm
Aluminium
0.11kg
RA080
1000mm
10mm
10mm
Aluminium
0.22kg
RA085
Supplied with locknut.
"Field
trial tests in the United States, carried out over many years research
have confirmed that blunt air rods are struck by lightning in
preference to taper pointed air rods"
"Lightning rod improvement studies" by C B Moore, W Rison, J Mathis, C Aulich. Journal of Applied Meteorology, May 2000.
Air Rod Base
Conductor diameter
Thread diameter
Conductor material
Weight each
Vertically mounted
Horizontally mounted
8mm
10mm
Copper
0.30kg
SD307
SD305
8mm
10mm
Aluminium
0.11kg
SD007
SD005
Recommended fixing - countersunk woodscrew 1 1/2 " x no.10 and wall plug.
Strike Pad
Conductor
material
Weight Each
Part no
Copper
0.41kg
PL010
Aluminium
0.13kg
PL005
Accessories
Description
Weight Each
Part no.
Copper stem for use with PL010
0.07kg
SM010
The
strike pad PL010 can be used in lightning protection schemes in
multi-storey car parks, using the stern SM010 connected to the re-bar
cage or buried earth conductor.
