Old Barn Lightning Rods

Although your barn may be closer to the sky than your house lightning strikes are known to be unpredictable.

Old barn lightning rods.

While taller objects have a higher possibility of receiving strikes there have. Barn twist lightning rod weather vane porcelain copper tip. Newly made cobalt blue glass lightning rod ball nice design old farm barn. Ending sep 28 at 12 00pm pdt 5d 15h.

When lightning rods are separate from weather vanes they have five parts including the cable that runs to the ground. The very top ends at a point that is attached to a metal rod. Antique copper rooster weathervane from old maine barn original. Antique lightning rod arrow with stand and copper rod.

Rods at least 1o higher than the structure are placed at intervals along high points such as the roof crest ridge chimney or along the perimeter of a flat roof. Or best offer. From shop paintedladyantiques. Our old barn has three lightning rods with glass balls but our house has none.

The barn is taller so would this attract lightning away from the house. A braided copper or aluminum cable made for lightning systems connects the rods and runs into the ground to dissipate a charge. Antique 1890 s brass barn lightning rod weather vane glass ball listing is for one only combined shipping for more than one paintedladyantiques. Installer s bag of nos shinn lightning rod cable staples.

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