The standard electrical dictionary : a popular encyclopaedia of words and terms used in the practice of electrical engineering (1898)
Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940 · London : Crosby Lockwood and Son · leaf 334
y touching it. The second plate is con-nected by a low resistance conductor to ground. Any lightningdischarge is apt to jump across the interval, of a small fraction ofan inch, between the oppositely placed points and go to earth. Another type consists of two plates, placed face to face,… … Fig. 215, Comb or Toothed Lightning Arrester. The lightning arrester is placed near the end of the line before itreaches any instrument. (See Alternative Paths.)
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