Which of the following is good practice when installing ground wires on a tower for lightning protection?
Put a drip loop in the ground connection to prevent water damage to the ground system
Make sure all ground wire bends are right angles
Ensure that connections are short and direct✓Correct answer
All these choices are correct
Explanation
A lightning surge is a fast, high-current pulse, and the impedance a conductor presents to it is dominated by inductance rather than resistance. Short, direct runs keep that inductance low; right-angle bends raise it, and a drip loop is a weather practice rather than a grounding one.