Ed,
It is spelled arcing, not arching.
I was intrigued by your statement that the Utility company handles arcing and
sparking differently.
The dictionary gives the same definition.
I called our utility company today on another matter and while I was on the
phone I asked
them if in their terminology there was a difference. They said no they are the
same.
Dictionary Definitions :
Arcing:
A luminous discharge of electricity across a gap between electrodes.
Sparking:
A luminous disruptive electrical discharge of very short duration between two
conductors separated by a gas (as air)
73,
Bob
K6U
On May 24, 2013, at 1:38 PM, EDWARDS, EDDIE J wrote:
> A word of caution: To a utility, there is a difference before "arching" and
> "sparking". If you have arching, the ham won't be the only person to call in
> the problem because everyone will probably be hearing it too. The RFI that
> only hams "hear" on their radios is usually just sparking.
>
> You might get a quick initial response if you call it in as arching, but they
> will send the wrong crew out. If you cannot point to the obviously arching
> equipment, they will leave and be a little angry you wasted that crews' time.
>
>
> You might have trouble after that with getting the correct person to come out
> to investigate and locate your sparking problem. Especially if you do that
> more than once.
>
> I suggest it's better to be honest, factual and helpful if you want repeated
> service rather than trying to angle or trick the call center people--which is
> pretty easy to do on this subject.
>
> 73, de ed -K0iL
>
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> Subject: [RFI] RFI, Power Company.
>
> Another angle of attack...
>
> According to several meter installers in my area, an arcing pole is
> "hazardous and may start a fire. It is considered an emergency, call the
> emergency number on the back of your power bill and report it immediately".
> Since we don't know if the arcing is internal or external and whether or not
> it may cause a fire- if ever, all detected arcing poles should be reported
> so that they may be inspected and maintained as required. No more arcing,
> no more noise, no more RFI, no more potential of billions of dollars of
> liablity for the power company. Everyone is happy!
>
> Kurt
>
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