RE: primary solid/ tube and DC TENSION LINES

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Original poster: "Nick Andrews by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <nicothefabulous-at-hotmail-dot-com>

When we were installing fiberoptic cable for Level 3's network in Georgia, 
we ran along under the BIG HV lines.  We installed dielectric cable (without 
metal armor) for this reason, to keep HV out of the equipment at inline 
amplifier stations.  However, we also installed a #6 solid tracer wire in a 
spare duct for locating the cable.  We grounded the tracer every 2600' or so 
at handholes, but once disconnected to work on it, it would build up to 400V 
on the #6 in less than ten minutes!  A lot of this was under 500kV lines.  
They should have used a smaller tracer, but were worried about it breaking 
during installation.  We blew a rope through the duct, then pulled the wire 
in.

Nick A
Littleton, CO

>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: RE: primary solid/ tube and DC TENSION LINES
>Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 21:05:36 -0600
>
>Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>
>
>Hi Marc
>
>Good to see you back on the list. When I was a kid, we went to the prairie
>of South Dakota to visit a friend of my dad. The friend had no electricity,
>but he was able to light some bulbs from a long wire strung out along side 
>a
>high voltage transmission line. Eventually the ERA took down his electric
>fishing line.
>
>Godfrey Loudner
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Subject:	Re: primary solid/ tube and DC TENSION LINES
> >
> > Original poster: "marc metlicka by way of Terry Fritz
> > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net>
> >
> >
> >
> > In an ac , hv transmission area, you could steal a little reactive juice
> > with a cleverly built inductor/capacitor set-up?
> > Mem.
> >
>