User Manual

SkyPilot SkyAccess DualBand Installation 46
Grounding Checklist
When grounding a SkyPilot device, use the following checklist to
confirm that your installation is adequately protected from power
surges and lightning.
• Connect a ground wire from the SkyPilot device to a ground system
on the building or tower.
• Use shielded CAT5 cabling and connect the drain wire of the shield
to ground at the SkyPilot device. (Leave the other end of the drain
wire unconnected.)
• Use the proper size down lead to connect a SkyPilot device on a
roof or tower to the ground system of indoor equipment.
• Verify that all points of the ground system are tied together with
less than 5 ohms resistance between any two points.
• Run the CAT5 cable inside the tower structure, tying the cable to
the tower leg at every 4 feet of length. For increased protection,
run the CAT5 cable through metallic conduit installed on the tower.
• Bleed off any static charge by installing a streamer-delaying, static-
dissipation array above the SkyPilot device.
• Install all lightning and surge protection devices in accordance with
UL 96A installation requirements for lightning protection systems
and the NFPA 780 standard for lightning protection.