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Joined: Tue Mar 18 2008, 06:05PM
Location: Denmark, Odense C
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A total of 6 current transformers salvaged from two Siemens 3RB2056 S6 Solid-State Overload Relays, they could easily be 1000 turns, have yet to do something about it to determine that.
Will properly be found in DRSSTC use later, cheers!
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I was also surprised to see similar wiring in india. I would be able to reach out a window where I was staying and touch the high voltage feed into a distribution transformer. There where also a lot of fuse boxes around, but the fuses where pieces of wire twisted around the contacts. The worst part was the box's weren't locked shut, the doors where open O.O
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Joined: Wed Jan 16 2008, 10:53PM
Location: Doon tha Toon!
Posts: 881
That scheme of bringing all of the cables over-ground instead of underground is very popular in countries like Japan too. It's a lot cheaper to fix fallen poles than dig up broken cables in earthquake zones. A lot of the poles have enormous distribution transformer perched on the top, with a yellow warning sign at eye level warning anyone stood beneath of a toppling hazzard!!!
The downside of running all the local LV cables on the top of poles in lightening prone countries is that the power quality is relatively poor. A company I used to work for, had far more returns from Japan than any other world market.
Don't get me started on electricity supply in India. All I will say is that i've heard that something like 50% of all electricity in India is stolen! Safety is surely not a prime concern.
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Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 08:16PM
Location: Derby, UK
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I like the way it's just a rats nest; "oh we'll just coil the rest of this up and hang it here". Obviously they don't have problems with copper theives like we do here!
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