Communities in Hockley County include Levelland (population, 14,017), the largest city and the location of South Plains College; Anton (1,158), which bills itself as the Rabbit Capital of Texas; and Sundown (1,439), Smyer, Ropesville, Arnett, Claudene, Lockettville, Pep, and Roundup.
Flame Arrester. A Flame Arrester also spelled arrestor is a device which allows gas to pass through it but stops a flame in order to prevent a larger fire or explosion. There is an enormous variety of situations in which flame arresters are applied.
Adding a lightning arrester to the system redirects the charges in the lightning to the ground. One terminal of the arrester is connected to the device and the other terminal is connected to a rod or wire of low resistance that is buried in the ground.