Re: this was probably really stupid

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Original poster: Edward Wingate <ewing7-at-rochester.rr-dot-com> 

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
 >
 > Tesla list wrote:
 >  >
 >  > Original poster: "Steve Conner" <steve.conner-at-optosci-dot-com>

 >  > The 275kV and 400kV power lines I have seen, have each conductor made 
from
 >  > four cables spaced about 12" in a square formation. From an e-field 
point of
 >  > view this has the same effective ROC as a much bigger cable (think of a
 >  > finite element toroid)
 >  >
 >  > Steve C.
 >
 >         This morning I drove under a 275 kV  Southern Cal Edison line.  Each
 > phase used two conductors, about 1" in diameter (hard to judge from 100
 > feet away), spaced a bit over 12".
 >
 > Ed

Ed, Steve,

I'm curious where you're getting these voltages. I have listings for AC
transmission lines of 34.5,69,115,138,161,230,345,500 and 765 KV and
+/-400KV DC but no mention in any of my reference books of 275 or 400
KVAC transmission line voltages.

Ed Wingate RATCB