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Technician exam question T0B10

Subelement T0, SAFETY· Group T0B

T0B10

Which of the following is true when installing grounding conductors used for lightning protection?

  • A.Use only non-insulated wire
  • B.Wires must be carefully routed with precise right-angle bends
  • C.Sharp bends must be avoided (correct answer)
  • D.Common grounds must be avoided

WhyWhen installing grounding conductors used for lightning protection, sharp bends must be avoided. Lightning surges travel poorly around sharp bends, since the fast rise time of the surge current makes a sharp corner act like added impedance, so grounding conductors for lightning protection should be routed as straight and gently curved as possible, answer C. Insulated wire (A) isn't required and doesn't affect this behavior, precise right-angle bends (B) are exactly the sharp-bend problem this rule warns against, and common ground points are actually preferred, not avoided (D), for keeping everything at the same potential.

Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2026-2030 NCVEC Element 2 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.

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