His friend/pole buddy was in trouble because the chain/sling was hooked too high. Either not pushed up high enough or not judged correctly, or the pole was cut too high in the air and the guys on the...
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His friend/pole buddy was in trouble because the chain/sling was hooked too high. Either not pushed up high enough or not judged correctly, or the pole was cut too high in the air and the guys on the...
Not a good idea to loop ground any transformer in a bank, of any type. Taking a chance of the transformer case paralleling the neutral, and current flowing across the case. Not recommended in the...
Suggest they get changed to a thick steel pole, and from now on the poles will stand tough instead of coming down when they are hit. ??? .
We have vinyl or hard plastic tool boards. I use a nice big yellow vinyl tool board. I have 2 yellow vinyl, hard-bodied oval buckets with vinyl elastic lined covers that ride outside the bucket at...
Bones; well spoken. And you are exactly right, Sir. :cool:
Bobbo: Many can hurry through like contractors, push through to get the job done quickly as possible. But in our line of work, usually...
And STILL enlisted in U.S. Army Reserve.-Later :cool:
The ones I have ever seen being on the tool committee where I work, look big and bulky and too heavy. We elected not to purchase any. They could be used with your harness in a truck or off the pole....
No energized work at all, okay for 1 person (service lineman or troubleman) to climb alone. Any energized work, whether primary or secondary; should be a min. of 2 people (qualified persons) on...
All Buckingham stuff for now, but soon a new Jelco belt. Their lineman's belts are top notch. Already broken in and way more comfortable, even though they are brand new. :cool:
Seen one in use this past weekend. Did not look as easy to use as what I'd been hearing about it. It would still get hung up on new poles just like the rest of them. We had 4 or 5 different versions...
Still have them at my show up, still use them, ...... occasionally. We make do if we have 1 shot to get 1 truck in (like backlot or right-of-way), to set a pole where we can use a full sized truck...
Don't forget....
If you roll up on a customer way out on the end of the line, with low voltage year round; you have a few options (besides requesting a voltage regulator be hung somewhere). If...
Time delay (T) or standard speed.
If / when you come across a serious imbalanced load, it is probably because 1 or more of your 3 phase commercial / industrial customers have called in to complain. A serious imbalanced load will...
I.B.E.W. Local # 1464 out of Kansas City. :cool:
As long as they are stamped or printed ANSI Z-87 somewhere on the glasses (usually on the inside), then you are good to go. They are approved safety glasses. Yes, Oakley does make their own different...
Different banks hooked up up INCORRECTLY can produce "phantom" voltage on a leg, etc.:confused: I will repost tomorrow or this weekend with more specific info, like what style of banks, and the wrong...
Great Idea. Terrific idea for energized dead-end transfers. Maybe mention NOT for work in certain applications (like 1195 bundle conductor or bigger t-2 on the EHV lines), but a great idea for...
Usually if I have a question that cannot be answered from the guys I work with or the linemen that I serve with in my unit in the Army Reserve, I will p.m. 1 or 2 very intelligent old hands on here...
Why do the members go ON AND ON and more people argue and bicker over this and that; from a goddamned post from 4 F'in years ago. FOUR YEARS AGO. The kid that started this post (might) NOT HAVE EVEN...
That was correct. I will type in the quote straight from the book for 480 volt, 3 phase, 3 wire connections (no secondary neutral) using 277/480 volt, (2 secondary bushing) transformers.
The book...
This post was STARTED on JUNE 27th, of 2007 by a GUEST that is probably long gone. Perhaps not even in the trade, now. It had ended in the summer of '07 with no further conversation/discussion til'...
To cut through the Bull $hit ..... YES, either way will work.
Float the secondary neutral bus. Will work WITH or WITHOUT a hot leg grounded on 480v wye.
Grounded leg bank connection will read...
Welcome to the 21st century. Do you work for a little R.E.C./R.E.A. ? The big electric companies (Utilities) have had troublemen for years and years. And they have always made more $$$. At the big...
The trouble truck won't be THAT bad. :D Guys like me need guys like you on the trouble truck so we don't get forced on the trouble truck and in to a $hitty shift of rotating evenings or the midnight...