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(Message started by: KingOfPain on Mar 20^th, 2004, 3:58pm)

Title: 500kV Line Opened Under Load - (WOW!)
Post by KingOfPain on Mar 20^th, 2004, 3:58pm

This loads slow but well worth it!

Turn up your volume.

http://www.wiredvideo.com/clips/av3/500kV_line_opened_under_load.mpg

[smiley=JAW_DROP.gif]

Title: Re: 500kV Line Opened Under Load - (WOW!)
Post by juvy on Mar 20^th, 2004, 4:00pm

thanks KOP that was interesting to say the lease.

Title: Re: 500kV Line Opened Under Load - (WOW!)
Post by Superpain on Mar 20^th, 2004, 5:11pm

That was pretty cool.
But with my connection, nothing loads slow. ;)

Title: Re: 500kV Line Opened Under Load - (WOW!)
Post by Giovanni on Mar 20^th, 2004, 7:38pm

A kip 10!!

;;D

Title: Re: 500kV Line Opened Under Load - (WOW!)
Post by BobG on Mar 21^st, 2004, 12:16pm

Great picture, huh?

Actually it's not line being opened under load. It's called a Reactor Switcher and is used to energize and de-energize a 500,000 volt Reactor. Reactors are just dummy loads connected to a bulk power transmission line to control the reactive load and voltage on the line. In this case the switcher had failed a few days earlier and after inspection (nothing wrong was found) it was decided to try to duplicate the problem. And did with great success!

The Reactor Switcher failure happened at the Eldorado Transmission Switching Station in Boulder City, NV and happens to be where I work. I was not on shift that but sure wish I had been.

Title: Re: 500kV Line Opened Under Load - (WOW!)
Post by jonny on Mar 21^st, 2004, 12:28pm

Loads slow?..........12 seconds here ;;D

Com'on Bob, you had a cluster and pulled the wrong switch that day.....who are you trying to kid.....LOL ;;D

.............................jonny

Title: Re: 500kV Line Opened Under Load - (WOW!)
Post by BobG on Mar 21^st, 2004, 12:47pm

on 03/21/04 at 12:28:49, jonny wrote:

Com'on Bob, you had a cluster and pulled the wrong switch that day.....who are you trying to kid.....LOL ;;D

.............................jonny

In my 35+ years of doing that kind of work I have never pulled the wrong switch.........

or been caught doing it.

That's my story and I'm sticking with it. [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: 500kV Line Opened Under Load - (WOW!)
Post by jonny on Mar 21^st, 2004, 1:21pm

on 03/21/04 at 12:47:45, BobG wrote:

or been caught doing it.

Your an honest man......LMAO ;;D

............................jonny

Title: Re: 500kV Line Opened Under Load - (WOW!)
Post by KingOfPain on Mar 21^st, 2004, 7:17pm

"500kV Line Opened Under Load"

What the file was called at the site I found it at.

Thanks for the info BobG.