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[Jerry Durand]

These were uninsulated aluminum.  The new ones are insulated and twisted 
just like the trio feeding a house.

On 2019-01-18 17:50, Dale Farmer via Stagecraft wrote:
> If the lines are high enough above the ground,and spaced far enough
> from other conductors, transmission lines are generally not
> electrically insulated.  How many feet depends on voltages and the
> risk tolerance of the transmission line company.
>   The regular distribution feeders running down the poles on your
> street are usually insulated, but decades of being out in the weather,
> with sharp clawed squirrels and birds running around on them, tree
> branches rubbing against them, the insulation is not quite so
> effective as it was when brand new.   Or left in tatters.   That's why
> one of the first things that linemen will do when working in the
> vicinity of energized lines is to put on those bright yellow temporary
> insulator things.
> 
>   --Dale
> 
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