[time-nuts] GPS-Attached Equipment Lightning Protection

[Attila Kinali]

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:07:51 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
"Richard W. Solomon" <w1ksz at earthlink.net> wrote:

> ICE Electronics also has a line of surge protectors. Unlike others, they
> include a resistor to ground to bleed off static build-up. I se these
> on all my antennas.

Any semiconductor (TVS diode, Z-Diode) will have enough leakage
current that any normal amount of static build-up will be removed
in a reasonable time.

			Attila Kinali
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