Ox
Diamond
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2002
- Location
- Northwest Ohio
Just took the doggie out for a walk and heard sumpthing odd. Sounded like it was coming from the power pole 'over there'. Now granted, it is calm winds out tonight, but it's never quiet in my ears, and I was maybe 45' away from the pole.
I went up to it and it sounded like there was a gear-motor mounted and running on it, but there's nothing there... The pole is 200 yards from the next pole in either direction. I have my big RPC, one CNC lathe, possibly the air compressor, and The Highwaymen were cranked up a bit more than normal, but that's it....
By contrast, I went and stuck an ear on the pole that has a 70KVA X hanging on it (single phase) and the meter - which spins rather fast IMO.... I could not hear that from afar, but if I put an ear to it - I could hear the meter - as suspected. I would guess this pole made 25% the noise as the one with nothing on it - 'cept two warrs.
I put an ear to the pole between the meter and the shop, and I could only hear a slight buzz, but the pole in the field sounded like the back gear on an old 160 ton single crank stamping press. It didn't sound "electric" at all. I've never noticed this before, not that I walk out past that pole normally other years, but I've got this pup and there is wheat stubble out through there, so ... But I have been here for 30 yrs, so it's not like I've never been to that pole before....
I will be paying attention to this for some time now!
Also note that I am the "end of the line".
Any idea what is going on?
Google Maps
------------------
Think Snow Eh!
Ox
I went up to it and it sounded like there was a gear-motor mounted and running on it, but there's nothing there... The pole is 200 yards from the next pole in either direction. I have my big RPC, one CNC lathe, possibly the air compressor, and The Highwaymen were cranked up a bit more than normal, but that's it....
By contrast, I went and stuck an ear on the pole that has a 70KVA X hanging on it (single phase) and the meter - which spins rather fast IMO.... I could not hear that from afar, but if I put an ear to it - I could hear the meter - as suspected. I would guess this pole made 25% the noise as the one with nothing on it - 'cept two warrs.
I put an ear to the pole between the meter and the shop, and I could only hear a slight buzz, but the pole in the field sounded like the back gear on an old 160 ton single crank stamping press. It didn't sound "electric" at all. I've never noticed this before, not that I walk out past that pole normally other years, but I've got this pup and there is wheat stubble out through there, so ... But I have been here for 30 yrs, so it's not like I've never been to that pole before....
I will be paying attention to this for some time now!
Also note that I am the "end of the line".
Any idea what is going on?
Google Maps
------------------
Think Snow Eh!
Ox