Re: Can you identify this "pole transformer" looking thing . . .????

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Original poster: "Matt Whitman by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <teslacoiler-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Hi Dan,

Well after reading Ed's reply I went to amazon-dot-com and got one used for $10.
It's only the eighth edition, but I wouldn't think that things change much
between editions. I think they are up the tenth edition now. Can't wait to
get it and look it over.


Matt Whitman
teslacoiler-at-hotmail-dot-com
http://web.a-znet-dot-com/~teslacoiler/index.html
KC2IEV

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Subject: Re: Can you identify this "pole transformer" looking thing . .
.????


 > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>
 >
 > Thanks Ed.  Maybe I should get one of those handbooks.  I wonder where i
 > could get one.  Be fun reading!
 > Yeah, I did see a good example of the fault power cycling on TV.  A hot
air
 > balloon drifted into some power lines and there was huge arc but the power
 > shut-off.
 > A few seconds later, the power tried turning on again and this time blew
the
 > basket right off the balloon.  It was on RealTV or something.
 >
 > Dan
 >
 >
 >
 >  >  > While driving, I often look above at the beautiful power lines and
lust
 > over
 >  >  > all those huge pole transformers.
 >  >  > However, I noticed every once in awhile (maybe every half-mile),
you'll
 > see
 >  >  > (3) giant capacitors (rectangular type) on the three-phase high
voltage
 >  >  > which are obviously used for power factor correction on the lines
but
 > it
 >  >  > looks like in parallel with each of the caps are (3) tiny pole
 > transformer
 >  >  > looking objects with two bushings out the top.  They are probably
about
 > a
 >  >  > foot high each and about six inches
 >  >  > in diameter.  (Maybe a bit larger)  Anyone know what these are?  Are
 > they
 >  >  > perhaps another capacitor??
 >  >  >
 >  >  > The Captain
 >  >
 >  > Dan,
 >  >
 >  > They are most likely oil switches or reclosers that open  when an
overload
 >  > fault occurs, reset
 >  > automatically from 1 to 4 times and then, if the fault persists, "lock
 > out"
 >  > permanently and must be
 >  > reset manually. That's why many times, at least out here in the
country,
 >  > when the power goes out the
 >  > lights will go out and come back on two or three times before they go
out
 >  > completely.
 >  >
 >  > A great source of information about this type of thing and other
 >  > "mysterious" equipment used by the
 >  > power companies is "The Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook".
 >  >
 >  > Ed Wingate RATCB
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >
 >