one-wire pole transformers

[gfretwell]

Yup it is whether you sleep with the NEC or the NESC.

I am around both of them.

[The Daring Dufas]

The only high voltage I've ever been involved with is 4,160 volt underground distribution, pad mounted transformers and switchgear at various locations. Splicing and connecting direct buried high voltage cable is interesting work because if not done correctly, the darn splices can explode if there is a defect. I did a lot of HV work on an island where there was salt water exposure which complicated things a bit. Darn it, I loved being out in the tropics. ^_^

TDD

[krw]

Ours loved them for a few weeks, then decided that catching the mouse would be fun, too. After ten years, one will get excited for about a nanosecond.

[The Daring Dufas]

Roommate has a psychotic beagle that will chase flash lite and laser spots. o_O

TDD

[Stormin Mormon]

It's a slam on HF quality. You know, that #### stuff from that #### Horrid Fright place. A discriminating cat would have wanted a Makita level, or Stanley, or Metabo. But, the cat wanted the do do level.

Or, it could be a simple typp.

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Your cat wanted do do? Hum, strange cat. ^_^

TDD

[Stormin Mormon]

Have you considered getting the poor dog some help? Doggy Psychiatrist?

Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus

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Roommate has a psychotic beagle that will chase flash lite and laser spots. o_O

TDD

[bud--]

To return to where this started_

Dufas said "Another common high voltage power feed in the U.S. is 13,800 volts." I really think everyone knew exactly what he was talking about.

If he had said "Another common medium voltage power feed in the U.S. is

13,800 volts" what he said would have been less intelligible.

gfretwell might have replied something like "You might be interested that the utility guys call it medium voltage."

Instead Evan said 'it is medium voltage for people who know what they are talking about.' People who know what they are talking about apparently doesn't include Dufas. Also 'it is only be considered "high voltage" to someone who is only familiar with "low voltages" less than 600 volts" '. (Which Dufas has demonstrated is untrue - electricians also work on "high voltage" 13.8kV systems.)

It is the classical Evan - pompous and condescending - that particularly annoys me.

[The Daring Dufas]

Anyone familiar with beagles knows that canine psychosis is a trait of the breed. ^_^

TDD

[The Daring Dufas]

Well shucks, Evan doesn't bother me but what we both wrote was true depending on the context. To me, any voltage of a level that would allow it to jump from a conductor to me any distance through air of a normal humidity is darn well "high voltage". An electrical engineer I knew was killed some years ago when a door locking rod in the cabinet door of a piece of 4,160 volt switch gear slipped out of its retainer and fell into the energized buss as he opened the door, it was quite an explosion that took out a wonderful guy and family man. Very high current and high voltage power is nothing to relax and be comfortable around. Too many good people have made that horrible mistake. o_O

TDD