I always see videos like this and wonder if all the people that are inside the structures nearby, and any pedestrians, are kept a safe distance away from the powerline? One doesn't have to be right next to it to get shocked, since the ground around it for a certain distance is charged....
12-KV phase to phase but 7200V phase to ground. Those insulators wouldn't handle 12-KV to ground. All the lines my area were converted to 14400/24000 years ago and all the insulators like those were replaced with way bigger ones.
@SuperNobama1 Yup. Morse code is often times used as the Station ID for radio traffic, especially for the business band like public works or emergency services. Can't hear the morse through the noise, so I can't tell you what it is.
@wamaweur Oh, I see. Very neat! Yes, we have callsigns over here in the US. That would be something like KSB292 in morse code or voice. The ID I gave you is for Lake County Sheriff.
Why is con ed such a big electric company? What area does it cover of the united states. Because during hurricane isaac, entery mississippi, texas, arkansas, and con ed and other people but i dont know their names. I see con ed in new york, chicago, minnesota, new jersey, how big of an area does it cover?
The worst part of it is the name on the truck: It should read: "ComTe". Edison was such a thief. He stole all the engineering ideas for AC power generation and distribution from the true genius: Nikola Tesla.
Sensationalist and misleading title. This is just a low-voltage distribution line. High-voltage lines are the ones that lead from the power plant to distribution grids ( The big tall, metal towers ).
"High" voltage is a relative term. The NEC which governs in-building wiring considers anything over 600V "high" has has special rules governing wiring over 600V. Typical external power distribution is 2400 to 14400 phase to ground- or 1.732 times that phase to phase. Above 34000 is considered transmission voltage and can go up to 480-KV or more. Those are the lines on big steel towers. The insulators in this video look like 2400V insulators which is about the lowest distribution voltage still in use.
