Solid Circular System

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Solid Circular System

The following pages detail the products required to install a 'Solid circular' lightning protection system.

Solid Circular 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.

Air Rod Base

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.

Strike Pad

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