How can I protect my Emergency Phone from lightning damage?
How can I protect my Emergency Phone from lightning damage?
All newer outdoor (400/500 Series) Emergency Phones have a green wire. Connect this wire to earth ground.
- We recommend grounding the Tower or other metal enclosure that houses your Emergency Phone. This can be done with a 10 foot grounding rod driven in the ground at each location. Make sure the grounding wire that connects the tower to the rod is heavy gauge like #6 and has no sharp bends.
- We recommend placing a gas discharge type phone line surge suppressor at each end of every phone line. This means one suppressor at each emergency phone and one suppressor where that phone line enters the building.
The ground rods are the ideal location to connect the ground lead of a surge suppressor. The surge suppressors must have a ground connection. Use a heavy gauge wire like #6 and avoid sharp bends in the wire. The surge suppressors that will go at the entry point into the building need to be grounded to the best earth ground you can find near that entry point.
If you need additional assistance, please email us at support@talkaphone.com or call 773-539-1100 and select Technical Support.