System and method for performing a continuity test on a lightning conduction system of a wind turbine

A method for performing a continuity test on a lightning conduction system of a wind turbine, the method comprising:

• coupling a cable between a first anchor point and a second anchor point, the first anchor point being spaced apart from the second anchor point such that a lightning receptor of the lightning conduction system is generally disposed between the first and second anchor points;
• coupling the cable to a testing device;
• and,
• displacing the cable so that the testing device is moved to a position between the first and second anchor points at which an electrically conductive member of the testing device contacts the lightning receptor.

A testing device for performing a continuity test on a lightning conduction system of a wind turbine, comprising:

• a support member;
• a blade ring attached to the support member, the blade ring being configured to be positioned around at least a portion of an outer perimeter of a rotor blade of the wind turbine;
• and,
• an electrically conductive member attached to an inner surface of the blade ring,
• wherein the electrically conductive member is configured to contact a lightning receptor of the lightning conduction system when the blade ring is positioned around the at least a portion of the outer perimeter of the rotor blade.