[RFI] RFI, Power Company.

[Bob K6UJ]

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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> 
> 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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