Weird looking 132 kv Lines

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We stopped near a substation for lunch so my daughter could feed the birdies,and I noticed these white twirly things around the ground wire at the top of the pole,my daughter asked one of the lineys,who were working on an earthing transformer in the yard,they said,we don't know much about this ''low voltage'' stuff,we're only here coz the usual guys are replacing 2 miles of railway stuff in the Blue Mountains,we usually work on 330,512 and 765kV stuff,any ideas what they could be?
 
tek9 said:
We stopped near a substation for lunch so my daughter could feed the birdies,and I noticed these white twirly things around the ground wire at the top of the pole,my daughter asked one of the lineys,who were working on an earthing transformer in the yard,they said,we don't know much about this ''low voltage'' stuff,we're only here coz the usual guys are replacing 2 miles of railway stuff in the Blue Mountains,we usually work on 330,512 and 765kV stuff,any ideas what they could be?
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Out here in California it might be intended to keep condors from perching on the pole and electrocuting themselves. (Wingspan up to 9.5 feet!)
 
I have noticed similar things on transmission lines around here. I thought maybe they were to warn off low flying aircraft. I have seen them in a variety of colors, some are on upper wires and sometimes they are on the lower wires.
 
petersonra said:
I have noticed similar things on transmission lines around here. I thought maybe they were to warn off low flying aircraft. I have seen them in a variety of colors, some are on upper wires and sometimes they are on the lower wires.
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Out here they tend to use large (2'?) orange and white (alternating) plastic balls. Particularly where the wires cross a pass or other area likely to have airplane traffic.
Both high and low wires in a set in case a pilot gets the bright idea of flying under them.
 
During a trip to Germany,we saw red and white 40 watt fluros on HV lines near airports,apparently the line drop and radiation or corona loss is enough to strike the tubes.
 
K8MHZ said:
Sure they do, but the viewfinder is on the bottom so they aren't as popular as they are here.
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Can't you just take a picture and simply flip the picture over using a picture editor on you computer and send us a copy? That way you pictures from down under will correct them to show right on this side of the globe.
 
tek9 said:
We have a slow internet connection,the new govt believes fibre optic cable should only be available if Rupert Murdoch has got his greasy hands on it.
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Sorry to hear that:?

templdl said:
Can't you just take a picture and simply flip the picture over using a picture editor on you computer and send us a copy? That way you pictures from down under will correct them to show right on this side of the globe.
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I could always just turn the monitor around;)
 
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