Harger Lightning & Grounding proudly introduces its new Ground Rod Driver. The Ground Rod Driver provides a safe, simple, effective and affordable way to install ground rods. The Ground Rod Driver ...

The Chicago National Weather Service has designated March 5-11 as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Illinois and Indiana and, among the several phenomena associated with severe thunderstorms, lightning ...

Residential PV systems are generally installed on the rooftop of residential buildings, with a large metal surface area, higher distance from the ground and an exposed location. Such PV systems are ...

Lightning protection is a critical aspect of establishments that operate sensitive electrical equipment, especially in the broadcast industry. Tied to this first line of protection against lightning ...

Ben Franklin’s brainchild, the lightning rod, set a standard for protecting buildings for 270 years, but now a mushroom-shaped alternative – the lightning suppressor – has emerged. Where a lightning ...

Electrical substations utilize direct lightning stroke shielding to help ensure proper operation, and to prevent costly damages and extended outages. While modern substation designs and equipment make ...

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In an age of computers and lasers, Morris Rosenthal`s lightning rod business, using the basic principles discovered by Benjamin Franklin, is crackling. Rosenthal is president of the 117-year-old St.