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  2. Lightning arrester - Wikipedia

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    Powerline worker performs maintenance of a lightning arrester on an electrical transmission tower in New Brunswick, Canada. A lightning arrester (alternative spelling lightning arrestor) (also called lightning isolator) is a device, essentially an air gap between an electric wire and ground, used on electric power transmission and telecommunication systems to protect the insulation and ...

  3. Lightning rod - Wikipedia

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    A lightning arrester is a device, essentially an air gap between an electric wire and ground, used on electric power systems and telecommunication systems to protect the insulation and conductors of the system from the damaging effects of lightning. The typical lightning arrester has a high-voltage terminal and a ground terminal. In telegraphy ...

  4. IEC 61000-4-5 - Wikipedia

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    [2] [5] The "8/20 μs" generator is designed for surge arrester testing, and produces a high-current surge into a low-impedance load. [2] On the other hand, modern electronic devices can be high and low-impedance loads simultaneously due to non-linear devices, protection circuits, and arcing in a dielectric breakdown.

  5. Fuse cutout - Wikipedia

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    Lightning arresters are mounted on the crossarm opposite the fuse cutouts. Fuse cutouts with V-shaped bodies. In electrical distribution, a fuse cutout or cut-out fuse (often referred to as a cutout) is a combination of a fuse and a switch, used in primary overhead feeder lines and taps to protect distribution transformers from current surges ...

  6. Shunt (electrical) - Wikipedia

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    However, a direct lightning strike (such as on a radio tower antenna) will cause the shunt to arc and conduct the massive amount of electricity to ground, protecting transmitters and other equipment. Another older form of lightning arrester employs a simple narrow spark gap, over which an arc will jump when a high voltage is present.

  7. Musk's X ineffective against surge in US election ... - AOL

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    Of the 283 misleading X posts that CCDH analyzed, 209, or 74% of the posts, did not show accurate notes to all X users correcting false and misleading claims about the elections, the report said.

  8. American Airlines plane narrowly avoids crashing into Hawaii ...

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    The dramatic elevation gain — which came after the pilot failed to make a turn following takeoff — likely prevented the plane from slamming into the Koʻolau mountain range on the island of ...

  9. Substation - Wikipedia

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    It shows elements of low-profile construction, with apparatus mounted on individual columns. A substation is a part of an electrical generation , transmission , and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions.