No matter what size, shape or physical profile of copper cut you may need, Storm Copper Components can make it happen fast and to exact specifications. This capability now includes a circle shear machine that produces perfect copper circles and rings. Copper circles are commonly used for a variety of crafts and metal art, including metal spinning of ferrules, bowls, cups or most anything round. Copper circles are also used as fence post caps, heat diffuser plates, pipe-end caps and as round plates used in tube heat exchangers.
Storm’s electroplating process incorporates an electrolyte bath where electrical connectors such as copper bus bars are fully immersed to produce a uniform coating over edges and the rounded surfaces of bus bar holes and bends. For better-quality, Storm uses a trace amount of lead in its tin plating process to prevent the occurrence of tiny crystalline structures called “whiskers” than are electrically conductive and can be broken off during installation, increasing the potential of electrical hazards.
Having an active, outdoor lifestyle and staying in touch with business and personal contacts has gotten a lot easier. Thanks to the amazing nature, flexibility and durability of copper innovative products are made possible, giving us the freedom to expand our personal horizons and still stay connected. With Reware’s new “Juice Bag” you can charge your personal electronics devices such as cell phones, satellite phones, GPS units, PDAs, iPods, MP3 players and digital cameras anywhere your busy life takes you.
Storm Copper is always searching for ways to extend the benefits of lightning protection to its customers. So when a unique lightning protection booklet came to the attention of co-owner, Bob Granger, he decided the content needed to be available to all Storm customers at cost. Much of the book’s content has multiple uses for homeowners involved in household lightning protection, not only as a do-it-yourself guide but as a planner that could lead to creating a more effective electrical grounding design. The booklet would also help a homeowner in hiring a certified installer or electrical contractor.
Ham radio operators need to understand just what does it mean to have their radio and antennas be properly grounded? This article explores the question of what makes a proper ground, what components need to be grounded properly and what steps need to be taken to protect equipment against lightning strikes.
At the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) conference, Storm representatives kept getting comments from tower installation professionals, stating they had a serious need for grounding bars with expanded capacity, which could accommodate more cable terminations. Storm Copper prides itself on is the ability to respond to special needs or requests from customers. Very shortly after the conference, Storm introduced a new grounding bar and optional kit that is well on its way to raising the industry standard from what has been historically a 4” bar.
