SCHIRTEC LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS INSTALLATION CHART*

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1- SCHIRTEC E.S.E. Lightning Conductors 8- Wall Holders

(Schirtec AS, Schirtec A, Schirtec DAS, Schirtec DA) 9- Down Conductors
2- SCHIRTEC LC Tester (SA-1T) 10- SCHIRTEC Lightning Strike Counter
3- Joint Adaptor (SLSC-10)
11- Test Clamps
4- Wall Clamps
12- Protection Pipe
5- Galvanized Mast 13- Earthing Rod Coupling
6- Plastic Holders for isolated floors / roofs 14- Inspection Pits
7- Plastic Holders for isolated walls 15- Earthing Rod
 THE DETAILS OF EXTERNAL LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM It must be a fixed mounting surface with conductor fixing internal distance is 1mt.It
should be installed in such a way that its path is as direct as possible. It should be as
E.S.E. Lightning Conductor Head straight as possible along the shortest path without sharp bends or upward sections.
Early Streamer Emission Lightning Conductor for large area protection. As seem figure, It is connected d/L. (Figure 2)
Lightning Conductor Mast Where; d: safety distance, L: the length of conductor according to shock voltages the
The E.S.E. Lightning Conductor height may be increased by means of an elevation average max. value, approximately is not be a jumping danger for L < 20 d.
mast.We recommend, Lightning Conductor Mast should be galvanized steel, is to be The down conductors should not be routed along or across electrical conduits. However,
min. 3 m in length and 60 mm in diameter, down conductors must be fixed with 1 when electrical conduit crossing is unavoidable, the electrical conduit should be placed
meter max. distance between the conductor spread along the vertical plane. inside a metal screen which extends 1 m beyond the point of crossing. The screen should
Down and Grounding Conductors be connected to the down conductor.
Number of Down - Conductors Routing round parapet walls should be avoided. Provisions should be made to ensure
Each E.S.E. Lightning Conductor should be connected to the earth termination system that down conductors paths are as direct as possible.
by at least one down conductor. Two or more down-conductors are required when: However, a maximum height increase of 40 cm is permissible for passing over a parapet
- The horizontal projection of the conductor is larger than its vertical projection. wall with a slope of 45o or less. (Figure 2)
- External Lightning Protection is installed on any structures higher than 28m.
The down-conductors should be installed on two different main walls.

(Figure 2)
Protective Cover
It protects the down-conductors against mechanical damages. You can use U profile or
pipe. To prevent the lightning charge down, conductors must be connected to pipe or
to U profile.
Lightning Strike Counter
When a lightning strike counter is used to match the number of lightning stroke
(Figure 1) - Number of down-conductors
it should be installed on the most direct down conductor above the test clamp and in any
Down-conductors consist of strips, braided cables, or round sections.Their minimum case at height of about 2m. above the ground level.
cross-sectional area of 50 mm2 is defined in below table. Test Clamp
According to down conductor, covered plastic, is provided to measure the earth resistance,
Down-conductors in an accessible position on each main earthing conductor between earthing electrode
Material Remarks Minimum dimensions and must be over protective tube.
Recommended for its Strip: 30x2 mm Earth Termination
Bare or tin-plated electrolytic
copper (1)
good conductivity and Round section: 8 mm dia.(2) You should use reliable earth electrodes according to IEC 62305-3. They shall be extensible
corrosion resistance Braided cable: 30x3,5 mm and driven as deep as possible in earth starting from a minimum depth of 50 cm in the
Recommended in certain Strip : 30x2 mm earth and located at such distance from one and other that maximum current likely to
18/10–304 stainless steel flow through one as they do not significally effect the potential of the other's (5 m). Earth
corrosive environments. Round section: 8 mm dia.(2)
Resistance is less than 10 Ohm.
To be used on Mounting
A 5/L aluminium aluminium surfaces Strip : 30x3 mm
(cladding,curtain- walls) Round section : 10 mm dia.(2) It must be checked after corrosion between different materials and avoided using different
materials as much as possible. The wall's surface must not be destroyed to fixing the carrier
pole,conductor clips. It must be provided both canal digs for grounding system and
(1) Tin-plated copper is recommended in view of its physical,mechanical and electrical ground on which a building must be rebuilt for grounding system.
properties ( conductivity,malleability,corrosion resistance, etc.) Project
(2) As the lightning current has an impulse characteristic, the flat conductor is preferred It must be projected to mounting in truth.
to the round conductor since its outside surface area is larger for a given cross-sectional Test Report
area. After the installation is finished, earth resistance must be measured by the authorized
personel and than it must be reported and approved by an authorized engineer.
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