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The company also has more than 20,000 lightning arrestors, which direct lightning strikes around transformers and other sensitive equipment, across its system.

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There are new fire preventive attic air vents that have spark arrestors to prevent burning embers from entering your attic that can be retrofitted to replace your existing vents.

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The principle causes are campfires left unattended, trash burning on windy days, careless discarding of smoking materials, BBQ coals and operating equipment without spark arrestors.

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And if you live in an area with frequent strikes, experts suggest whole home surge arrestors.

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Jack Strap placed the link-up in the pouch on his belt where the old one used to stay, and was surprised at how much space was left. “Things keep getting smaller, ” he said, to no one in particular, and left his would-be arrestors to the belly of the Desert.

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For small low tension systems, 500 V arrestors should be installed close to the equipment.

1. Fundamental principles of electrical control systems 1992

The basic measure for lightning protection is the use of lightning arrestors that divert the surge to the ground.

1. Fundamental principles of electrical control systems 1992

Surge arrestors (absorbers, dischargers) are installed at least at the beginning and at the end of the transmission line.

1. Swer, a low cost rural distribution system using single wire earth return. 1992

For high tension transmission systems, it is common practice to place a set of suitably sized surge arrestors at the outgoing lines of a power station and further sets every kilometer of a transmission line.

1. Fundamental principles of electrical control systems 1992

In addition, some 500 insulators, H.T. fuses, lightning arrestors, earthing sets and a metal cross-arm and top-cap for each pole, are required.

1. SALLERI-CHIALSA MICRO HYDEL PROJECT, NEPAL 1985