Power Lines

[K8MHZ]

Perhaps the part I bonded to the screw driver was the metal light on top of the pole and the conductors coming down it.

Do you really think I would try to bond a wooden pole?

:roll:

I wooden think so.

 

[T.M.Haja Sahib]

wayne
Thanks for your clarification.
Don't you think on a moist wooden pole the shocking experience you described may be present and so bonding the wooden pole also makes sense?

 

[Hv&Lv]

wayne
Thanks for your clarification.
Don't you think on a moist wooden pole the shocking experience you described may be present and so bonding the wooden pole also makes sense?

By that logic, should we bond the trees also so that children or hunters won't get a shock when they climb them?:lol:

 

[hurk27]

wayne
Thanks for your clarification.
Don't you think on a moist wooden pole the shocking experience you described may be present and so bonding the wooden pole also makes sense?

it doesn't happen to water, not a metal or we would have problems with all poles

 

[T.M.Haja Sahib]

By that logic, should we bond the trees also so that children or hunters won't get a shock when they climb them?:lol:

It is a different issue.:roll:
You do not seem to recognise the protection of trees against lightning,for example.

 

[T.M.Haja Sahib]

...... we would have problems with all poles

That is way ceramic insulator supports are provided in addition for fixing the transmission lines even on wooden poles.

 

[iwire]

That is way ceramic insulator supports are provided in addition for fixing the transmission lines even on wooden poles.

Yet still, we don't bond wood poles.

 

[zog]

There is playgroung and baskeball goal equipement located under power lines. I'm getting electrical charges from the metal of the playground equipment. There also is an electrical power distrubtion station located acroos the street from the playground. is it possible to have stray voltage in the ground or the power lines my problem. Is there anyway make the equipment safe.

Thanks Ken

That should keep them from hanging on the rim

Seriously, just call the PoCo, they will investigate.

 

[kwired]

Yet still, we don't bond wood poles.

POCO has a ground rod at just about every pole and a GEC conductor stapled with lots of metallic staples to get a good bond to the pole, isn't that what it is for?:lol: