im moving to alaska in dec and was wanting to drive in canda to get there. did know if we should?
Historical addendum: although Franklin released his invention into the public domain, Nikolai Tesla did patent an improvement: Nikola Tesla's U.S. Patent 1,266,175 was an improvement in lightning protectors. The patent was granted due to a fault in Franklin's original theory of operation; the pointed lightning rod actually ionizes the air around itself, rendering the air conductive, which in turn raises the probability of a strike. Many years after receiving his patent, in 1919 Dr. Tesla wrote an article for The Electrical Experimenter entitled Famous Scientific Illusions, in which he explains the logic of Franklin's pointed lightning rod and discloses his improved method and apparatus.
if it is pvc like it sounds like, just cut it off and glue on another pvc male fitting. the people at the hardware store will help you with what you need.
