[RFI] what causes capacitor bank interference?

[mike at rfiservices.com]

Hello guys, the cause is usually loose external hardware, not actually the 
caps themselves. There's allot of ground connections up there. If loose, 
instant noise sources. Second is the lighting arrestors. All that conductor 
is a magnet for lightning.

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On January 17, 2017 9:41:07 AM JW via RFI <rfi at contesting.com> wrote:

> 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 at mwt.net>
>  To: rfi at contesting.com
>  Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 8:29 AM
>  Subject: Re: [RFI] what causes capacitor bank interference?
>
> What do these places "Look" Like?
>
> Joe WB9SBD
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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 at zoominternet.net>
>>  To: rfi at 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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