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Safety Precautions
Warning!
Use extreme caution when installing or removing an outdoor
antenna that is located close to overhead wires such as power lines,
telephone lines or cable TV lines. If any part of the antenna makes
contact with overhead power lines, touching the antenna or the
antenna cable can cause electrocution and death. If the antenna is
in contact with any type of overhead wires, call your power company
and ask them to send a qualified technician to remove the antenna.
Do not attempt to remove it yourself!
Important Safety Precautions...
Many do-it-yourself and professional antenna installers are injured
or killed each year by electric shock. While anyone can see the
obvious danger of falling, the most resourceful sometimes fail to
recognize overhead wires as being potentially lethal. To touch any
part of the antenna to these overhead wires is the same as touching
the wires with your bare hand. A very serious shock is almost sure
to result when contacting an electrical wire, and in the case of
primary wires on the tip of poles, the shock is like being struck by a
bolt of lightning. Many power wires are within 20 to 25 feet of the
ground and can easily be touched by an assembled antenna.
Please read and follow these important safety precautions:
• Get help from a qualified professional when removing the old
antenna if there is any doubt of clearing overhead wires.
• Never install the antenna outdoors at night or in inclement
weather conditions.
• Make sure the antenna downlead cable is connected to suitable
lightning arrestors.
• Make sure the antenna installation is secure.
Lightning protection
Always plug your TV and other electronic devices into a quality surge
p ro te c tor for maximum pro tection against lightning and power surg e s .
• Be sure to select an antenna site well away from
all overhead wires.
• Do not try to guess which overhead wires carry high voltage.
Check with the power company.
• If you notice anything making contact with the overhead wires, call
the power company to have it removed safely.
• Do not run the downlead cable over power lines.
All outdoor antenna installations should be properly grounded. To
effectively protect the installations, the coaxial cable(s) should be
grounded before they enter the house. The grounding of the coaxial
cable is made using a “ground block” and copper wire (not
supplied). For information, and the materials needed to ground
your antenna installation, visit your local electronics store.
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