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    So La,s or lightning arrestors can cause problems...

    So La,s or lightning arrestors can cause problems , no transformer primaries to be in circuit ( we use delta connections only so im not sure if this still causes problems ).

    And discharge each...
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    Thanks Lewy .. Does it matter if the cables...

    Thanks Lewy ..

    Does it matter if the cables are multicore or single conductor , cables belted or screened ?

    Are there any cable or termination styles that cannot be Hipotted?


    Thanks Again?
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    Hi pot adaptors

    [I] am wondering if any Australian power companies have tried using hipot adaptors on phasing gear on Hazemeyer or similiar equipment with easy primary access.

    The american elbow type...
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    There is no way our company would allow you to...

    There is no way our company would allow you to break connections in series with a visual break type isolation point .

    There arguement would be you wasting time and being ineffient when a device...
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    We dont generally trust non visual breaks or use...

    We dont generally trust non visual breaks or use breakers as a isolation point, but we leave spare zone substation transformers open on high voltage and low voltage c/bs with automatic standby...
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    We just had another pay rise over $50hr now.....

    We just had another pay rise over $50hr now.. some guys are easily earning 160 k ..with fair bit of overtime ...
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    In our company downunder we are on good dollars...

    In our company downunder we are on good dollars about $8 a hour over standard lineman fitter money, we are near top technician pay scale and when you add shift allowance weekend penalites and...
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    Not living in a climate that has snow or ice in...

    Not living in a climate that has snow or ice in winter we dont have any salt issues in my area.
    I used to work for a company with a extensive underground system of substations and infrastructure ,...
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    Down under in my area anyway anything over 1000v...

    Down under in my area anyway anything over 1000v is considered high voltage with all the regulations coming into force over that voltage.

    Grounding using tested and approved grounds must be...
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    Dont trust vacuum circuit breakers

    Had a bad experience with a 11kv vacuum circuit breaker last week , I denergised a 33kv/11kv transformer and noticed some strange voltages existing with both 33kv and 11kv breakers open on the trf...
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    We have ours tested electrically annually , had a...

    We have ours tested electrically annually , had a few Hastings telescoping link sticks fail recently on test, all about ten years old. Mine didnt feel right when used in the wet had it tested and it...
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    You need every cent for doing that kind of work...

    You need every cent for doing that kind of work ,one of the companies in our area had a helicopter come down on a feeder patrol, one guy had his brain injured so bad he cannot remember what was said...
  13. We where issued with them to avoid having to get...

    We where issued with them to avoid having to get low voltage operating tools and equipment tested regularly.
    We even have to use them when handling voltmeters which makes me laugh but your managers...
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    We use some field capacitor banks ,usually on the...

    We use some field capacitor banks ,usually on the end of long feeders or in industrial areas to help with voltage regulation and loading.
    They are always switched off at night via time switched...
  15. Finally some information

    We finally received some official information on what caused this fatality.

    I appears that the worker was attempting to disconnect a pole substation from live HV oh mains by disconnecting a live...
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    Man its a small world seems thing are the same...

    Man its a small world seems thing are the same everywhere. I never trust a patrol carried out by office staff , they overlook the obvious and report stuff that is only minor.

    I nearly killed some...
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    We have had the same discussions regarding single...

    We have had the same discussions regarding single man feeder patrols, I have a relative in Highway Patrol and he told me I could be booked for negligent driving if I was seen patrolling at night with...
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    We have always used a chisel type spiking tool...

    We have always used a chisel type spiking tool that is powered by a explosive charge.
    The device is clamped around the cable the chisel is fitted and the top is screwed down ,three different charges...
  19. It makes you wonder what training they give...

    It makes you wonder what training they give linemen and what pride the workers have to allow such a heap of crap to be built like that in the first place.
    Its a totally different culture i suppose...
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    Linetrash. The field errors seem to be done by...

    Linetrash.

    The field errors seem to be done by the more experienced guys , we have quite a few newer troublemen and they are performing very well generally.

    There are many men with over 25...
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    Operating Errors

    Theres been a few operating errors lately at our company ,operating incorrect switches, not making protection non auto prior to loop switching, closing onto earth/grounds to name a few .
    Some of...
  22. Still no official information on what happened ,...

    Still no official information on what happened , hearing a few rumours some conflicting others so I think Big Clive was right , they are hoping it will be forgotten .
  23. This technology is nothing more than a management...

    This technology is nothing more than a management discipline tool ,it would make you feel like you are working in communist Russia in the 70,s.

    I am really not looking forward to this type of crap...
  24. As i have said before in other posts I ended up...

    As i have said before in other posts I ended up having to work single man after promotions trucks and $$ where offered to our assistants to work single man .

    You have to look after yourself and...
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    If you let guys fight someone gets injured ,next ...

    If you let guys fight someone gets injured ,next law suits arise and your company has to go to court when someone goes to a attorney ,companies hate this sort of thing and generally fire both...
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