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Old 06-12-2022, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by djlnc View Post
Seems like you would need some pretty heavy gauge wire to bypass 30,000 amps from a lightning strike to ground.
Yes, but the lightning surge is for a very short period of time, from the ground the wire appears to be about 3/8 diameter, but I am sure an owner or installer will give the exact size.
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