Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
One of the key realisations that sent me down this lightning rabbit hole was the effect that bonding my lightning protection system to my electrical system would have on the wasting of my sacrificial anodes. It was not something I had heard discussed before. Realising this was overlooked in ABYC TE-4, I started wondering what else was missed.
This video is a deep drive into the chemistry and physics of galvanic action. It covers why blindly bonding the lightning and electrical grounds is dangerous, and why bonding them is critical anyway.
-=] Patreon:
- patreon.com/c/TheDigitalMermaid
-=] Channels that have Helped Me;
* @ProjectBrupeg
* @OffGridGarageAustralia
* @AcornToArabella
-=] References;
None in this video
-=] Chapters;
0:00 - The Trip Down the Rabbit Hole
0:53 - A Brief Discussion on Induced Galvanic Action
2:18 - Chemical Galvanic Action
2:46 - Anodic and Cathodic Metals; What Does This Mean?
4:09 - Energy States and Quantum Orbital Shapes
6:56 - A Water Tower Analogy
9:19 - Boats as Chemical Batteries
10:44 - Reduction Reaction on the Cathode
12:48 - The Mechanics of Anode Wasting
16:23 - Planning For Anodic Wasting
19:35 - Two Options; First, More Anodes
20:31 - Option Two; Capacitor Bridge
22:04 - Why Bonding Is Critical; Side Flashes
27:30 - Bonding To Reduce Voltage Delta
29:05 - How A Capacitor Bridge Bonds Without Bonding
-=] Image References;
Sea of free electrons
* Saint Chemistry 10
* saintschemistry10.weebly.com/metallic-bonding.html
Classical Aluminium Atomic Structure
* National MagLab
* nationalmaglab.org/magnet-academy/try-this-at-home/atomic-ornament
The SPDF Orbitals
* Joel M Wiliams
* vixra.org/abs/1308.0130
* gsjournal.net/Science-Journals/Research%20Papers-Quantum%20Theory%20/%20Particle%20Physics/Download/5031
Kitchener Water Tower
* Christine Clark, 570 NewsRadio
* kitchener.citynews.ca/2026/06/04/regional-council-passes-parts-of-water-risk-management-plan-developers-frustrated
Classic Chemical Cell
* Openstax, Figure 17.8 from Chapter 17.5: Batteries and Fuel Cells
* Access for free at openstax.org
H20 Dipole
* By Riccardo Rovinetti - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
* commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31556358
One of the key realisations that sent me down this lightning rabbit hole was the effect that bonding my lightning protection system to my electrical system would have on the wasting of my sacrificial anodes. It was not something I had heard discussed before. Realising this was overlooked in ABYC TE-4, I started wondering what else was missed.
This video is a deep drive into the chemistry and physics of galvanic action. It covers why blindly bonding the lightning and electrical grounds is dangerous, and why bonding them is critical anyway.
-=] Patreon:
- patreon.com/c/TheDigitalMermaid
-=] Channels that have Helped Me;
* @ProjectBrupeg
* @OffGridGarageAustralia
* @AcornToArabella
-=] References;
None in this video
-=] Chapters;
0:00 - The Trip Down the Rabbit Hole
0:53 - A Brief Discussion on Induced Galvanic Action
2:18 - Chemical Galvanic Action
2:46 - Anodic and Cathodic Metals; What Does This Mean?
4:09 - Energy States and Quantum Orbital Shapes
6:56 - A Water Tower Analogy
9:19 - Boats as Chemical Batteries
10:44 - Reduction Reaction on the Cathode
12:48 - The Mechanics of Anode Wasting
16:23 - Planning For Anodic Wasting
19:35 - Two Options; First, More Anodes
20:31 - Option Two; Capacitor Bridge
22:04 - Why Bonding Is Critical; Side Flashes
27:30 - Bonding To Reduce Voltage Delta
29:05 - How A Capacitor Bridge Bonds Without Bonding
-=] Image References;
Sea of free electrons
* Saint Chemistry 10
* saintschemistry10.weebly.com/metallic-bonding.html
Classical Aluminium Atomic Structure
* National MagLab
* nationalmaglab.org/magnet-academy/try-this-at-home/atomic-ornament
The SPDF Orbitals
* Joel M Wiliams
* vixra.org/abs/1308.0130
* gsjournal.net/Science-Journals/Research%20Papers-Quantum%20Theory%20/%20Particle%20Physics/Download/5031
Kitchener Water Tower
* Christine Clark, 570 NewsRadio
* kitchener.citynews.ca/2026/06/04/regional-council-passes-parts-of-water-risk-management-plan-developers-frustrated
Classic Chemical Cell
* Openstax, Figure 17.8 from Chapter 17.5: Batteries and Fuel Cells
* Access for free at openstax.org
H20 Dipole
* By Riccardo Rovinetti - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
* commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31556358
