Lightning and Short Circuit in Swiftlet Farm

Have you ever wondered why the Amplifier is not functioning anymore after operated for just a couple of months. The tweeters in your farms often damage and have no sound. You had already asked the Wireman to check the connections, but everything seems right. So what are the causes?

Lightning is the main causes, the Hexagonal Tweeter is the highest point of our farms, making it worse if the farm is at a flat land. Lightning will strike the highest point. Most Hexagonal Tweeter casing is made of good conductor such as Stainless steel or Steel plate This makes it perfect of attracting lightning.

Once Lightning struck it will damage most electrical items in the farm. To avoid this, you could use the DIY type Hexagonal Tweeter which I have showed how to make in my previous article. (The whole Hexagon is of plastic material). Secondly for those who are  using the Stainless Steel type Hexagonal Tweeter ( like the above pictures) the best is to modify them by putting a plastic or rubber material onto of the Hexagonal to prevent conduction.

I would prefer to use a plastic tray that can be easily found in most home improvement outlets. Choose those that are flexible, they tend to last longer under the hot sun.

I mount them on top the Hexagonal Tweeters with screws and covered the screws with silicone or epoxy.

 If you have a short circuit problem, and you can’t solve them and the Wireman can’t find any fault  then you should try this. I have lots of farmers having the same problem,  after installing the tray on top of the Hexagonal tweeters the short circuit problem seems solved.

Stainless Steel materials were used to make the casing of the Hexagonal Tweeter because of  its anti- rust quality, but then again they didn’t notice, or sharp enough to realize that Stainless Steel is also a good conductor that attract lightning.

Hope the above helps.

Good Swiftlet farming All!