KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ ALARM - SECURITY INDUSTRY LEGAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER / THE ALARM EXCHANGE You can read all of our articles on our website. Having trouble getting our emails? Change your spam controls and whitelist ken@kirschenbaumesq.com ****************************** More on Tying the Knot / RSVP if attending K&K Holiday Party November 26, 2024 ************************* Holiday Party 2024 – this is your invitation - rsvp if attending ************************** The K&K Holiday Party will be on December 12, 2024 in Old Westbury, NY from 6:30 to 9:30 PM. You’re invited, but you do need to RSVP before December 1, 2024 so we can properly plan. Format is casual dress, cocktails and plenty of pass-around hors d'oeuvres; you won’t leave hungry. Please send your RSVP to Kathleen Lampert at 516 747 6700 x 319 or KLampert@Kirschenbaumesq.com or Amy Laveglia at 516 747 6700 x 313 or ALaveglia@Kirschenbaumesq.com. Come see old and meet new friends at this social event. Looking forward to seeing you at the party. ********************* More on Tying the Knot from article on November 11, 2024 ********************* Ken, In regards to tying knots in wiring: The knots in the wiring can create a higher impedance in an electrical circuit similar to a choke. You are somewhat creating a type of blocking inductor with the knot. Back in my ham radio days some other hams called the knot tying the poor man’s RF choke. Lighting really has no frequency as it is a discharge of electrical potential from a higher state to a lower state but, it can vary in potential quickly up and down which seems to give it a slight and varied frequency. The knots are not meant to be an absolute protective measure meaning that knots tied in a wire will always block a lighting surge but, in conjunction with other protective measure such a MOV's (metal oxide varistors) and fuses it can help. I would think that sharp bends back and forth a few times in the wiring could create similar electrical characteristic to the knot tying. If you look the bottom of some electronic circuit cards that have wiring terminal strips, you might see on the circuit card where the thin copper trace leaving the screw terminal goes back in forth maybe 2 times or more and very close to a ground copper trace. This sharp back and forth helps to choke or reduce a surge and where that copper trace makes a sharp bend the conformal coating on the board will be removed to create a spark gap to help reduce the surge and take it to ground. I have seen this on Napco relay boards and other alarm panel boards as well. The design of the thinner copper trace can act like a fuse when the copper trace can burn open under a surge condition. But again, this is only a reducing measure. Keep in mind that any installation suffering a direct lightning strike that wire knots or even the best surge protection won't really matter too much as that much potential will destroy the panel and even possibly melt the wiring. Electricity in any form is like water; It is lazy and wants to take the easiest and quickest path to ground that offers the least resistance. Ron Baumann, CFPS, NICET IV, (N8GCE- General class ham radio license) ProAlert Security Systems, LLC Cincinnati, Ohio *************************** Response ************************** Thanks for sharing your technical expertise. *************************** STANDARD FORMS Alarm / Security / Fire and related Agreements click here: www.alarmcontracts.com *************************** CONCIERGE LAWYER SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THE ALARM INDUSTRY - You can check out the program and sign up here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/concierge or contact our Program Coordinator Stacy Spector, Esq at 516 747 6700 x 304. *********************** ALARM ARTICLES: You can always read our Articles on our website at ww.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-articles updated daily ******************** THE ALARM EXCHANGE - the alarm industries leading classified and business exchange - updated daily ************************* Wondering how much your alarm company is worth? Click here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/what-is-my-alarm-company-worth ****************************** Getting on our Email List / Email Articles archived: Many of you are forwarding these emails to friends or asking that others be added to the list. Sign up for our daily newsletter here: Sign Up. You can read articles and order alarm contracts on our web site www.alarmcontracts.com ************************** Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum PC Attorneys at Law 200 Garden City Plaza Garden City, NY 11530 516 747 6700 x 301 ken@kirschenbaumesq.com www.KirschenbaumEsq.com
