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2 minutes ago, robosmith said:

Static build up can (usually) be easily dissipated. There was likely something defective about the installation that cost your buddy his finger.

 

Nope...he was just a little too careless. Rubber soles are essential around a 10,000 Watt radio tower and he wasn't wearing the right boots.

 

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1 minute ago, DogOnPorch said:

 

Nope...he was just a little too careless. Rubber soles are essential around a 10,000 Watt radio tower and he wasn't wearing the right boots.

 

So you believe that a 1 inch rubber sole will insulate a static discharge that can jump 6 feet through the air?

Doesn't seem likely.

If the grounding was working properly, that static charge would have dissipated constantly and never reached that high a voltage level.

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This video shows typical modern windmill construction and static discharge is not something they worry too much about. Likely due to the materials used...fiberglass and aluminum alloy. They need serious anchoring, though.

Tour the inside...

Very light construction up top.

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3 minutes ago, robosmith said:

So you believe that a 1 inch rubber sole will insulate a static discharge that can jump 6 feet through the air?

Doesn't seem likely.

If the grounding was working properly, that static charge would have dissipated constantly and never reached that high a voltage level.

 

Well, let's get you inside a transmitter hut and you can test that theory.

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47 minutes ago, Aristides said:

Well, it says more about you than those you insult. I have to remember  that when I post because it is tempting.

True. And you might even get as jaded and nasty as I can be. Perhaps make-up a pet name for us evil conservatives.

 

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