I didn't realize they were making hot connections. Whew!
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/29/2012 8:44 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
>
> If you are referring to the small solid wires that connect to the fuse, they
> are not structural parts, just copper conductors. They are working at main
> line voltage, which I have no knowledge of, but would suspect it is between
> 6 and 13kV, hence the current is rather small. When you are wearing gloves
> and making connections HOT, you have little interest artistic appearances.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 7:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Thoughts About Infrastructure
>
>
>> Looks like they had been hitting the bottle whilst they wired it up. :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 11/29/2012 3:29 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> We hear a lot about infrastructure, "the grid", and other public and
>>> commercial systems that need to be updated for future needs. As we add
>>> more and more electronic and convenience gadgets to our households, we
>>> sometimes forget how dependent we are on electricity. That becomes
>>> immediately apparent when the power gets interrupted.
>>>
>>> The fuse link shown below supplies electricity to 40 homes in a 3-block
>>> area. When it blows because of a fallen limb or suicidal squirrel, it
>>> sounds exactly like a 12-gauge shotgun. The last failure occurred at
>>> night during a steady rain, so the linemen had to deal with a treacherous
>>> situation in replacing the fuse. We have been promised that the fuse
>>> will be replaced with an automatic recloser, but that was more than a
>>> year ago and the fuse still carries the load. I'm sure similar
>>> situations exist all over the country.
>>>
>>> Critical fuse link:
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fuse+Assembly.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Olympus E-1 with Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135/3.5
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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