In most cases I've experienced, no, you will not be able to see arcing.
The cases where you can see arcing, you often can also hear it with your
ears if things are otherwise acoustically quiet in the area.
I've had the W1TRC detector, with an Edmunds Scientific dish, for some
years, and have had good success in finding noise sources. I believe I can
pick out which insulator is the culprit, though as you mention, I consider it
necessary only to get things down to the particular pole, as the power
company is usually not going to come out based solely on my report.
However, I have had several cases where a side mounted insulator has
broken, in which case a photograph sent to the utility noise guy has been
enough
to get them out to fix it.
73 - Jim K8MR
In a message dated 1/2/2013 4:42:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
htodd@twofifty.com writes:
I'm just looking to tell WHICH POLE is arcing. I can't do much about it
and the power company in my area is going to re-check my findings
anyway. I think one of the issues with people trying to find exact
parabolic reflectors vs something "good enough" is what sort of
resolution they're looking for.
Once I can determine which pole it is, can I see the arcing through
binoculars? I don't remember if anyones discussed that.
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