AKO Lightning Protection: Shielding your energiser in thunderstorms
A lightning strike on the fence can destroy the energiser. AKO lightning protection diverts the surge before it reaches the unit.
AKO Electric Fence Lightning Protection Unit for Mobile Battery Devices
Regular price: €17.60
AKO Lightning Protection: Safely through the storm season
Long fences across open ground easily pick up surges during thunderstorms. A lightning diverter between fence and energiser channels them into the ground through its own earthing. Alongside the electric fence lightning diverter there is the lightning choke with spark gap, which slows voltage peaks and diverts them in a controlled way. Both are fitted between the fence line and the energiser.
Frequently asked questions
Does the lightning protection need its own earthing?
Yes, ideally its own earth stake set some distance from the energiser earth. That way the surge flows away without passing through the unit.