[TowerTalk] Fw: Insulators

[Mark Robinson]

They just came out and fitted those on the 13kV pole near my house in an 
attempt to reduce the line noise that I experience


Mark N1UK G3ZZM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Todd" <ron at k4wz.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, 20 July, 2007 12:33 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Fw: Insulators


> The kind I have are a 4 foot long fiberglass rod with ends on them.
> Ron
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt at arrl.net>
> To: "'Ron Todd'" <ron at k4wz.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 12:13 PM
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Insulators
>
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> Too many different ones to know for sure.  Big hv line ones can hold
> 50,000-60,000 lbs and some of them more than that.  Take a look at my
> insulator catalog and the main display at BIG
> (http://www.berkshireinsulatorgallery.org/) and see if any of them look 
> like
> yours, maybe I'll be able to tell something from that.  Otherwise send 
> along
> some pictures and any markings you can find on them.  The test strength is
> often stamped in or cast in to end fittings, and sometimes in the
> glass/porcelain/rubber or whatever the material is.  Look carefully at the
> end fittings, some of the markings can be hard to see unless you do a 
> paper
> rubbing of them.
>
>
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ron Todd
>> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 15:53
>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Insulators
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>> Does anyone know what the rating is on the insulators that the power
>> company uses so far as how much tention that can be put on them ?
>> The ones I have are about 4 foot long.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> K4wz
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