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Why do industrial mobile cable reels need lightning protection?

Ultimately, the role of a cable reel is akin to a powerful socket with well-rounded functions. If sockets need to be lightning-proof, then cable reels, which are mostly used in industrial production environments, play an even greater role. They are related to larger electrical appliances and the safety of more operators, making lightning protection indispensable. So, do sockets really need lightning protection?

2022-01-06

Why do industrial mobile cable reels need lightning protection?

After allCable reelIts role is equivalent to a powerful socket with improved functions in all aspects. If sockets need to be lightning-proof, then cable reels, which are mostly used in industrial production environments, play an even greater role. They involve larger electrical appliances and the safety of more operators, making lightning protection indispensable. So, do sockets really need lightning protection?

In fact, whether from a household environment or an industrial production process, lightning protection is essential. We can see from the multiple fire incidents caused by lightning this summer that the dangers of lightning are significant and difficult to avoid. So why is lightning protection needed for sockets in a household environment?

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We know that residential buildings are equipped with lightning rods, but does having a lightning rod mean we can be worry-free? In fact, it is not the case, because the role of a lightning rod is to resist the harm of direct lightning strikes and protect buildings from being struck by lightning. However, during this process, the lightning rod will release a large amount of induced lightning, which is a surge. These surges invade the interior of electrical appliances along antennas and power lines, causing damage to electrical components and preventing them from functioning properly, and even triggering fires.

Therefore, household sockets need lightning protection. However, there are not many lightning protection products on the market at present, as people often adopt the common practice of minimizing the use of electrical appliances during summer thunderstorms. But this method cannot be applied to industrial production. To ensure that industrial production can be carried out safely and effectively, many companies have recognized the significant advantages of cable reels over ordinary sockets, and more and more manufacturing companies are beginning to choose cable reels. However, ordinary cable reels do not have lightning protection, and their use is not absolutely safe.

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In daily life, one can go a day without watching TV or going online, but in industrial production, sometimes even a few hours of delay is unacceptable. Therefore, when encountering thunderstorms, companies using cable reels without lightning protection often face a dilemma. On one hand, if they stop using electrical appliances, it will affect production progress and delay normal work processes, so they cannot stop; on the other hand, if they force themselves to use them, once struck by lightning, not only is there a risk of damage to electrical appliances, but injuries to personnel and even the possibility of a fire are not out of the question. Therefore, lightning protection is an extremely important safety guarantee for cable reels.

The above is about the need for lightning protection in industrial mobileCable reelcable reels. I hope this information can help everyone!

 

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