Traditional Spike Lightning Arrester
The conventional lightning arrester consists of Franklin rods. Their effectiveness is decided based on their position, morphology, materials used, and physical reaction that is performed due to the electrostatic field during the lightning.
A lightning arrestor installed on the exterior of a building can prevent structural damage to your property due to lightning and similar discharges. This can save you a huge amount of money if your property sees regular exposure to lightning due to location, materials, or other factors.
A lightning protection system consists of the following five parts: air terminals (lightning rods), conductors, ground connections (electrodes), bonding, and lightning arrestors. Lightning conductors have a pointed end which has a very small surface area. The smaller surface area ends (spikes) attract charges from the atmosphere easily. When a charged cloud passes over a lightning conductor, an opposite charge is induced in the pointed end.
