Lightning Protection

A new lightning conductor installation on the spire at Culter, near Biggar.


A Megger earth testing unit for testing a systems resistance to earth.


B-bond attachment at the head of a spire. The stainless steel that the lightning conductor is bonded to has been buffed clean of paint to ensure a good electrical connection. There is another tape on the opposite side of the spire which cannot be seen from this angle. BS 6651 requires that two downtapes be installed on chimneys, church spires, masts, etc, which are higher than 20 metres.