A Few pix from ice storm

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electricmanscott

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Sorry about the quality. Blackberry is not a good camera. ;)

Finally a benefit to living on Main St. Many, many calls from this sign!

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Lot's of stuff on this pole

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Typical of many roads

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Genny on board
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electricmanscott

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Couple more

Working late
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The burndy on the connection from the drop to the riser was wedged into the tree. The tree was live. I caution taped off the area and left it for the poco
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Another service to repair. Riser is on top of bush.

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electricmanscott

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480sparky said:
Uh, which sign?
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Needed something a little more eye catching. Worked like a charm. :grin:

The pics really don't capture the extent or scope of the damage. Many areas were just inaccesible.

The ice melted after a couple of days but then it turned cold and snowy which hindered the recovery.

Many wires are still hanging with many poles just tied off to trees to hold them up.

It will be quite a while before the systems in the region are fully repaired.


I still see lots of services that need to be repaired or replaced. They are just hanging from the service drop and not connected to the house at all. I'm going to start writing down addresses and sending proposals.
 
480sparky

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Anyone who does service call work like this, especially during the night time, should seriously look into getting something like a Golight. I've got the model 2067 mounted right on the roof of my van. It can be operated from either a set of controls on the dash, or remotely via a radio transmitter. I also carry a 7901 that I can pull out and magnetically-mount anywhere on the van to cover the areas the permanent-mounted one won't get to. They're just the ticket for the type of work shown here. If I need to re-aim the light, I can do so even if I'm on top of a ladder or standing on a roof. Well worth the three c-notes. Also comes in handy for reading house addresses.
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jjhoward

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I agree there Mr. Sparky.
During the winter, it seems like all the service calls wind up being done in the dark.
We just picked up a used van that has this very light on the roof but it is not working.
I can't wait to light that up.
 
480sparky

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jjhoward said:
I agree there Mr. Sparky.
During the winter, it seems like all the service calls wind up being done in the dark.
We just picked up a used van that has this very light on the roof but it is not working.
I can't wait to light that up.
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Just a word of warning.... make sure the thing is clear of ice & snow. They're motorized, and I'm sure the motors aren't very high-powered. I can see burning them up trying to move it if it's frozen in place. Mebbe that's what happened to yours.
 
480sparky

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Cow said:
That's too cool 480. :cool:

I didn't know such an animal existed, I could see that coming in real handy!
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I rooted around my hard drive, and found the best photo I could of the one I have. Sorry you can't see much because the neighbors cat decided to be a camera-hog, but you can see the back side of it.

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I make it a point to aim it backwards when not in use to prevent rocks & debris from breaking the lens / bulb.





OK, I'll admit it, I took the pix because of the cat and not the light. ;)
 
480sparky

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Cow said:
That's a good idea. How long has it been mounted? No leaks through the roof?
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About 1 year and half now. It mounts with 4 screws, and a large hole (I used a 1-3/8" unibit) for the control wiring harness. There's a gasket that fits on the base to keep water out, and the screws have push-in rubber caps that are pushed in after mounting.

So far, no leaks. (Knock on an electrical panel)

Another plus that I don't think is mentioned in the literature is that the RF remote comes in a heavy clear plastic, custom-fitted pouch. So if you're working in bad weather, you don't have to worry about keeping it dry.
 
480sparky

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OK, despite the fact that it's -2?, I threw on some shoes and went out to take some better (?) photos.

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I tried to turn it around, which it did, but it's frozen in place for up-and-down, so it's kind of aimed down until it thaws.

I mounted the hard-wired controller on the left side of the dash, and store the RF remote right below it. I used sticky-backed velcro to keep it in place.

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The RF remote in it's WP snuggie:

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tonyou812

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480sparky said:
I rooted around my hard drive, and found the best photo I could of the one I have. Sorry you can't see much because the neighbors cat decided to be a camera-hog, but you can see the back side of it.

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I make it a point to aim it backwards when not in use to prevent rocks & debris from breaking the lens / bulb.





OK, I'll admit it, I took the pix because of the cat and not the light. ;)
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how did you know that i was a "cat" guy? I have three of my own.
 
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