[TowerTalk] insulators "Applications"

[Gene Smar]

TT:

     The insulators shown are for high-voltage insulator strings used in the
electric utility industry.  The ball at the bottom of one insulator slips
into the clevis joint at the top of the next one in line and so on until the
proper withstand voltage rating for the string is reached.  The cotter pin
shown in http://www.k1ttt.net/images/insulator2.jpg keeps each lower
insulator skirt in place.

     The floppiness of the resulting insulator strings is irrelevant when
they are actually hanging off high-voltage towers and supporting the heavy
conductors.  Hence the need for ratings of 20,000 to 40,000 pounds of
tension as marked on some of the specimens.  (High-tension is to be taken
literally: 20,000 to 40,000+ pounds of tension per conductor is typical for
the hundred kV levels and up.)

     Thought you might want to know.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F
(EE formerly with Penna. Power & Light Co.)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt at arrl.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>; "'YCCC'" <yccc at yccc.org>; "'reflector
cq-contest'" <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] insulators "Applications"


> Not if this item is an indicator:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=795&item=6181216329&r
> d=1
> these are not the rare telegraph insulators from the 1890's or so.  These
> are more like 1950-1970 vintage I would guess and many of them are still
in
> use today.
>
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> web: http://www.k1ttt.net
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> > bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger K8RI on Tower
> > Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 01:42
> > To: David Robbins K1TTT; towertalk at contesting.com; YCCC; reflector cq-
> > contest
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] insulators "Applications"
> >
> > They also might bring a fortune on e-bay if some collectory sees them.
> > Then
> > again, they might not.
> >
> >
> > Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
> > N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
> > www.rogerhalstead.com
> >
> > >> Insulator Applications...
> > >>
> > >> Base insulators for Irrigation Pipe Verticals - they would be
great...
> > >>
> > >> Jack
> > >> W0UCE
> > >> www.w0uce.net
> > >
> > > Now that's the best idea I've heard yet.  For those who are asking
about
> > > these things, the ones pictured are about 14" in diameter and 10-12"
> > tall
> > > and weigh about 20# each.  One is marked as '18000# test' on one side
> > and
> > > 36000# on the other, the other one is marked just as 40000#.. and yes,
> > > those
> > > are the tension ratings... a bit more than your every day 1/4" ehs.
> > With
> > > a
> > > bit of machining or welding they would probably make good tower base
> > > insulators also.
> > >
> > >
> > > David Robbins K1TTT
> > > e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> > > web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> > > AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
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