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    I've been out of it for a while[retired in 2010....

    I've been out of it for a while[retired in 2010. worked for Northeast Utilities now Eversource] did 20 years in transmission mostly maintenance 115& 345 and another 20 in the district doing...
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    I'm retired sitting home in Connecticut listening...

    I'm retired sitting home in Connecticut listening to Eversource Energy double talk their way out of why there are still thousands of customers out of power after a spring nor'easter. "The worst we...
  3. Thread: Comon Guys

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    rob8210 I did not intend my rant to down grade...

    rob8210 I did not intend my rant to down grade contract linemen it was meant to show the change in times and the way modern management feels about people, we are just numbers now more than ever. When...
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    Yes I've noticed there isn't much in the way of...

    Yes I've noticed there isn't much in the way of conversation in a long while, It could be that a large part of the group is retired and don't have their hands in the business much anymore. After 40...
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    It's not that people don't care it's that there...

    It's not that people don't care it's that there is very little information available and unless there is good first hand info you can't really comment, News reports are totally unreliable {every loud...
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    When I started in 1970 I was impressed with the...

    When I started in 1970 I was impressed with the company's safety process. The people in the safety dept all had backgrounds in the business, a couple of linemen a guy from the generating plants an...
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    It's hard to tell who's winning it's a lot easier...

    It's hard to tell who's winning it's a lot easier to tell who's losing ,that's the American people. 330 million and these two are the best to offer? I'm still waiting for that magic moment when one...
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    I'm all for proper and adequate grounding but I...

    I'm all for proper and adequate grounding but I think the original problem was the individual was acting like a capacitor and when he came into contact with a grounded piece of equipment he would...
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    When we worked live or next to live 345 to ease...

    When we worked live or next to live 345 to ease the pain we wore conductive rubbers or conductive gloves under our leathers and we felt hardly anything, it kept your body "drained " and lessened the...
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    Anyone heard anything about the incident in the...

    Anyone heard anything about the incident in the original post How is the injured doing? any idea of the cause? This is where I find this forum so valuable by reminding us of the situations that we're...
  11. In Connecticut it used to be a job one aspired...

    In Connecticut it used to be a job one aspired to, those days are long gone there was always a wage gap between the two but the linemen usually made more at the end of the year. They even had...
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    Like Clive mentioned in his post it's basically a...

    Like Clive mentioned in his post it's basically a heating element you clip on the secondary's while switching the trans either on or off, it balances the load between the time it takes opening or...
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    The cheapest which is the way companies do it is...

    The cheapest which is the way companies do it is to use a load box [resistive load, heat element] next up would be a three phase gang switch on the primary but the cost of installing at all three...
  14. Thread: Long ago

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    Nice links dig farther in and a lot of history...

    Nice links dig farther in and a lot of history some good reading.
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    I'm with Bren appears to be something planned to...

    I'm with Bren appears to be something planned to get the old line out of the way for the rebuild.
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    Makes you wonder what kind of home that someone...

    Makes you wonder what kind of home that someone grew up in that they would design some of the crap that someone has to build and maintain.
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    Appears that your running the fiber up in the...

    Appears that your running the fiber up in the primary area, is it non conductive? and if in the primary area it must be for use by the electric co. and not for commercial communication true?
  18. In the late eighties Northeast Utilities bought...

    In the late eighties Northeast Utilities bought some of those, there was some kind of deal if you bought a certain number, 4 or 5 you got into some kind of mutual aid agreement so if you lost more...
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    Evidently thought of by someone who never did the...

    Evidently thought of by someone who never did the work. Things might be different across the pond but usually poles over hear rot at ground line and at the very top, I can't think of a time or place...
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    Looks like some sort of metering device never...

    Looks like some sort of metering device never seen that configuration on a line before.
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    One of the drawbacks of the polymer ins is you...

    One of the drawbacks of the polymer ins is you have to pay attention when installing them, we hard a few guys that would tighten them up to much when installing them on ridge pins, if it wasn't in...
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    Got any pictures? been retired for five years not...

    Got any pictures? been retired for five years not sure what you mean about new and improved, seen all types of wire with and without insulation used with vice tops even tho there are quicker they do...
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    If your thinking rubber gloves no need they way...

    If your thinking rubber gloves no need they way that guy was wrapped around that pole gloves probably wouldn't have helped. nice piece of equipment don't understand setting with the arm on seems...
  24. Thread: New toy.

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    Interesting tool but typically poles rot at...

    Interesting tool but typically poles rot at ground line and when testing you dig down a foot and drill down at an angle to test for the rot then when done drilling you plug the hole with a tapered...
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    Did you notice how the guy in the first picture...

    Did you notice how the guy in the first picture in post number 3 is secured I guess you could call it his "pole top buddy"
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