lightning arrester

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A lightning arrester no bigger than a quart-size fruit jar receives the bolt, discharges it harmlessly through its coils.

From Time Magazine Archive

Incidentally, radio antennae should be properly grounded and have an approved lightning arrester.

From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Lieberman, Frank

Proper Functions:—A fuse is not a good lightning arrester.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

Explain the reason for placing an impedance in connection with the lightning arrester.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

The simple principles of switchboard construction, the development of the switchboard, the connections of the various instruments, including the lightning arrester, are also plainly set forth.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred