ground rods and lightning protection-irrigation control

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wirenut1980

wirenut1980

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Hello cyber scholars, A golf course superintendent would like to install an irrigation control system which consists of both wireless and hard wired components. The system he is interested in is made by Hunter. The system has a central computer station that transmits wirless signal to programmable consoles located in various places around the golf course. Then control wires branch potentially thousands of feet out from the consoles and run to decoders which are hooked up to the sprinkler heads. The company literature states that ground rods are required to be installed every thousand feet of branch wiring (console to decoder) and also at the consoles of course. It seems to me that the ground rods will do little to nothing to protect the wiring or equipment in the event of lightning strikes. Anyone have opinions on this? It just seems like an awful waste of copper, but since the manufacturer requires it, it must be installed that way. :mad: Any better ideas on protecting the equipment and wiring from lightning? Thanks.
 
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bphgravity

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Re: ground rods and lightning protection-irrigation control

It is a waste of time and no benefit or protection will be ensured by this method. The use of TVSS or other surge arresting devices would be your best bet.
 
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