I was at a house the other day and they showed me a newspaper which had a story about a Dairy farmer who went out to milk his cows one morning and found the cows in his shed all dead. It appears the previous nights lighning hit somewhere and the strike went down the automatic manure scrapper and electocuted the cows standing in the wet dung. The CU was melted. Farmers are now being advised to fit earth rods to the scrapper systems.
Would fitting an earth rod make much difference? These large steel constructed sheds are a target for lightning strikes so if a shed was hit, what sort of protection can a farmer get to prevent lightning accidents from happening?
Would fitting an earth rod make much difference? These large steel constructed sheds are a target for lightning strikes so if a shed was hit, what sort of protection can a farmer get to prevent lightning accidents from happening?