ERKOC LIGHTNING STRIKE COUNTER

Your ERK SC-6X is designed to count actual lightning strikes to a tower or to other conductive object ( pipeline, coax line, etc ) The counter is watertight and may be placed outdoors. However, the unit should be mounted to where it will readily drain and not be subject to standing water. The stud connections should be electrically attached to the tower using 14 AWG wire and be separated by approximately 8 feet. The inductive voltage drop due to a lightning strike will actuate the counter. Nearly strikes will not be counted unless the 8 feet separation between is increased. A log should be kept to record the date and counter reading. To test your counter, a 9V supply may be momentarily applied, in either polarity, to open circuited stud connections.

The ERK SC-6X requires a 0.5μH inductance shunt to count nature’s smallest lightning strike ( 3kA ). This inductance can be in the form of a wire length, tower or pipe segment. To calculate use the following approximations: 0.3 μH per Foot per Wire 0.067 μH per Foot for Triangular Tower 0.150 μH per Foot for 6” and Up Pipe Kullanılan kablonun her 0,3 metresi için : 0,3 μH Plon direğin her 0,3 metresi için : 0,067 μH 15 cm veya daha geniş çaplı galvanizli direğin her 0,3 metresi için : 0,15 μH

LIGHTNING STRIKE COUNTER (PULSAR)
CCF 2004

This counter is a standard down conductor fitting and records each passing lightning stroke with a current in the range 0.4 kA to 150 kA.

Operation
Mounted as a standard fitting on the down conductor, this counter uses the current induced in a secondary circuit to activate an electromechanical counter. It has been tested in High Voltage laboratories and in situ.

Characteristics
Minimum trip threshold: 0.4 kA (4/10 μs)
Dimensions: 80 x 120 x 170 mm
Weight: 1.570 kg
Protection level: IP 67
Service temperature: - 20°C to + 60°C
Connection terminals: tin-plated copper ø 10 mm
ECM conformity

Connection
The CCF 4045 counter is connected as a standard fitting on the down conductor above the test coupling and always at a height of 2 m above ground level (NF C 17-102)

The counter is available in two versions:
• Réf. CCF 4045: the counter is supplied with a connector for 30 x 2 mm flat strip conductors
• Réf. CCJ 4008: the counter is supplied with a connector for 30 x 2 mm flat strip conductors and a standard test coupling specially adapted to ø 10 mm conductors.

• For ø 8 or 10 mm round conductors, ref. HRC 8010 connectors (not supplied) should be used.

Fixing
The CCF 4045 counter can be fixed: to a wall using M4 screws, to a steel section using two 20 mm wide steel clips

Use / monitoring
Lightning counter users should maintain a register in which the initial counter display is recorded along with the results of the subsequent periodical measurements.