We wrote the book on static solutions and lightning protection
Lightning Master® offers a full line of surge suppressors for industrial and commercial use. Lightning Master designed these units in-house to meet the needs of our Customers. The Lightning Master surge protection line was designed with heavy-duty industrial users in mind. LMC surge suppression devices provide surge and transient protection in the harshest of environments, […]
A big problem in AC power surge suppression installation is that few people know what “flavor” their power is. If asked, a customer will likely reply that it is 600V, merely giving you the maximum rating of an enclosure. With other surge suppression brands (besides LMC), you have to know the exact type of power, i.e., 120/240V […]
Wet AND dry weather are both dangerous for tank battery arcing Lightning Master makes tank batteries safer, rain or shine “It was a dark and stormy night.” Everyone including Snoopy has seen the damage lightning can cause wherever it strikes. When it hits an energy storage facility such as a tank battery the results can […]
Lightning Master Corporation (LMC) is a one-stop consulting, design & engineering, manufacturing and installation company specifically dedicated to lightning protection, surge suppression and grounding. LMC has been in the business of lightning and surge protection for over 30 years. Due to our success, commitment, growth and customer requests, we’ve decided to add another layer of […]
This type of lightning protection system consists of grounded masts or poles supporting a wire or wires suspended over the site in such a manner as to include site structures within the zone of protection defined by the masts and overhead wires. It is useful to note that this type of system was primarily designed […]
DID YOU KNOW? There are two related causes of ignition in storage tanks: static from normal tank operations and static from a direct or nearby strike. The mechanism is similar, with static ignition taking place over minutes whereas lightning ignition takes place over a fraction of a second. According to API 2003, A.7., in order […]