Joe,
Typically, in our area they look very similar to this:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/31462250@N03/3799973224
The thing with two high voltage leads going to it are a series switch so the
cap action can be cutoff. Usually there is a time (timed control) box mounted
at ground level (in my area).
de Jim WB5WPA
From: Joe <nss@mwt.net>
To: rfi@contesting.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [RFI] what causes capacitor bank interference?
What do these places "Look" Like?
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On 1/17/2017 6:29 AM, JW via RFI wrote:
> Jamie,
>
> I, too, would like to know what it is that 'goes bad' in these cap banks. I
> have several in my area that are, or have been, noisy.
>
> In the past, the power company pulled the line fuse to temporarily solve a
> noise issue, but, the hardware was still defective in the way of either the
> associated surge suppressor, the series "switch" or the caps themselves.
>
> Myself, I think that the common denominator with other identified noise
> sources, this being the surge suppressors, are the ultimate culprit. But, I
> would still like to hear from experts in the field.
>
> de Jim WB5WPA
>
> From: Jamie WW3S <ww3s@zoominternet.net>
> To: rfi@contesting.com
> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2017 8:20 PM
> Subject: [RFI] what causes capacitor bank interference?
>
> I think I may have finally isolated a source (THE source?!!?!?) of my local
> interference.....a capacitor bank about 4/10 mile away...pegs the meter on
> the MFJ power line device, sounds like my noise in the headphones.....calling
> the local utility tomorrow with the pole number, but what could be causing
> it? hardware? bad insulator?
>
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