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Old 07-19-2023, 07:05 AM
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Originally Posted by djlnc View Post
This sounds very strange to me. A 45 degree "cone of protection" would mean that a one foot tall lightning rod would only protect the area of the roof within one foot. You'd have to have lightning rods spaced at one foot intervals for good protection.
I believe for residental it's 25 ft of protection and the rods have to provide an overlapping pattern.