What are the lightning conductor?

Answer 1

A lightening conductor is a thick copper wire or strip that connects a spike secured onto the tallest point of a building to a long copper earth pole that is hammered deep into the ground at the side of the building.

It protects the building from lightning strikes, by providing an easier path for current to flow to earth than through the building.

In the event of a direct lightning strike, the current in the conductor may be so great as to melt or even vaporize the metal, but the damage to the building will nevertheless be limited.

Answer 2

When a lightning strikes the building, it will preferentially strike the rod and be conducted harmlessly to the ground through the wire, instead of passing through the building. The rod discharges the high voltage current into the earth and in this way the buildings are protected from being electrocuted.

Answer 3

Rods that are made of metal, these are mounted on the roof and connected with large cross section conductors to a ground stake (usually buried in the ground a short distance from the building). The purpose is to have the lightning strike the rods and the energy be conducted to the ground so that the building does not suffer damage during a storm.

Answer 4

A lightning conductor is a metal rod that is usually attached to the top most part of a building. It is connected by a thick insulated copper wire into the ground where it is attached to a metal and buried. A lightning conductor is used to protect buildings from lightning damage.