Almost There
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It's been a journey of discovery, but my first substation design is about to be born. I spent the day doing all the control and metering wiring for the station, with another full day of it tomorrow, but by Thursday morning I should have it ready for a smoke test. If you're curious about what goes into building one, I have a few pics at MySpace[^]. If your lights dim Thursday, my apologies. Back to the drawing board. If you're stuck at the time in an elevator filled with attractive young women/men (your preference) who fear the dark , you're welcome. If all goes well, however, we'll be able to quickly isolate a fault and keep 3/4 of the area served by the present configuration lit while we make repairs, instead of the entire area staying dark until it's fixed. That's progress. :-D On to the next two stations I'm supposed to do this year... But I may take a week off. I forgot how much it hurts to use a cheap crimp tool, and my hands feel like raw hamburger after nine hours of wiring today.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Top work Rog!! Looks almost as complex as my new shed (click the Booger Mobile blog link to see pics) :laugh: :laugh:
Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!! Booger Mobile - Camp Quality esCarpade 2010
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It's been a journey of discovery, but my first substation design is about to be born. I spent the day doing all the control and metering wiring for the station, with another full day of it tomorrow, but by Thursday morning I should have it ready for a smoke test. If you're curious about what goes into building one, I have a few pics at MySpace[^]. If your lights dim Thursday, my apologies. Back to the drawing board. If you're stuck at the time in an elevator filled with attractive young women/men (your preference) who fear the dark , you're welcome. If all goes well, however, we'll be able to quickly isolate a fault and keep 3/4 of the area served by the present configuration lit while we make repairs, instead of the entire area staying dark until it's fixed. That's progress. :-D On to the next two stations I'm supposed to do this year... But I may take a week off. I forgot how much it hurts to use a cheap crimp tool, and my hands feel like raw hamburger after nine hours of wiring today.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
ready for a smoke test
I have this image of you standing well back, with a long stick to push the button with!
Rob Manderson My bloghttp://robmanderson.blogspot.com[^]
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It's been a journey of discovery, but my first substation design is about to be born. I spent the day doing all the control and metering wiring for the station, with another full day of it tomorrow, but by Thursday morning I should have it ready for a smoke test. If you're curious about what goes into building one, I have a few pics at MySpace[^]. If your lights dim Thursday, my apologies. Back to the drawing board. If you're stuck at the time in an elevator filled with attractive young women/men (your preference) who fear the dark , you're welcome. If all goes well, however, we'll be able to quickly isolate a fault and keep 3/4 of the area served by the present configuration lit while we make repairs, instead of the entire area staying dark until it's fixed. That's progress. :-D On to the next two stations I'm supposed to do this year... But I may take a week off. I forgot how much it hurts to use a cheap crimp tool, and my hands feel like raw hamburger after nine hours of wiring today.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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It's been a journey of discovery, but my first substation design is about to be born. I spent the day doing all the control and metering wiring for the station, with another full day of it tomorrow, but by Thursday morning I should have it ready for a smoke test. If you're curious about what goes into building one, I have a few pics at MySpace[^]. If your lights dim Thursday, my apologies. Back to the drawing board. If you're stuck at the time in an elevator filled with attractive young women/men (your preference) who fear the dark , you're welcome. If all goes well, however, we'll be able to quickly isolate a fault and keep 3/4 of the area served by the present configuration lit while we make repairs, instead of the entire area staying dark until it's fixed. That's progress. :-D On to the next two stations I'm supposed to do this year... But I may take a week off. I forgot how much it hurts to use a cheap crimp tool, and my hands feel like raw hamburger after nine hours of wiring today.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Can it do this Switchgear[^]
Software Kinetics - Moving software
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It's been a journey of discovery, but my first substation design is about to be born. I spent the day doing all the control and metering wiring for the station, with another full day of it tomorrow, but by Thursday morning I should have it ready for a smoke test. If you're curious about what goes into building one, I have a few pics at MySpace[^]. If your lights dim Thursday, my apologies. Back to the drawing board. If you're stuck at the time in an elevator filled with attractive young women/men (your preference) who fear the dark , you're welcome. If all goes well, however, we'll be able to quickly isolate a fault and keep 3/4 of the area served by the present configuration lit while we make repairs, instead of the entire area staying dark until it's fixed. That's progress. :-D On to the next two stations I'm supposed to do this year... But I may take a week off. I forgot how much it hurts to use a cheap crimp tool, and my hands feel like raw hamburger after nine hours of wiring today.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Dude, you really need to put Myspace behind you. It just doesn't jell, you know.
Cheers, Vıkram.
Carpe Diem.
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It's been a journey of discovery, but my first substation design is about to be born. I spent the day doing all the control and metering wiring for the station, with another full day of it tomorrow, but by Thursday morning I should have it ready for a smoke test. If you're curious about what goes into building one, I have a few pics at MySpace[^]. If your lights dim Thursday, my apologies. Back to the drawing board. If you're stuck at the time in an elevator filled with attractive young women/men (your preference) who fear the dark , you're welcome. If all goes well, however, we'll be able to quickly isolate a fault and keep 3/4 of the area served by the present configuration lit while we make repairs, instead of the entire area staying dark until it's fixed. That's progress. :-D On to the next two stations I'm supposed to do this year... But I may take a week off. I forgot how much it hurts to use a cheap crimp tool, and my hands feel like raw hamburger after nine hours of wiring today.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
I forgot how much it hurts to use a cheap crimp tool, and my hands feel like raw hamburger after nine hours of wiring today.
What would end up costing you more money? A good tool, or crippling your hand by using company provided junk?
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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Top work Rog!! Looks almost as complex as my new shed (click the Booger Mobile blog link to see pics) :laugh: :laugh:
Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!! Booger Mobile - Camp Quality esCarpade 2010
That's a beauty! How big is that thing?
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Roger Wright wrote:
ready for a smoke test
I have this image of you standing well back, with a long stick to push the button with!
Rob Manderson My bloghttp://robmanderson.blogspot.com[^]
Close. But I expect we'll have a lineman do the job. There is some element of risk even in routine switching, and they have the specialized protective gear for it. But I'll definitely be watching!
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Can it do this Switchgear[^]
Software Kinetics - Moving software
One of my favorite clips! :-D But, no, it's only a 25kV station designed to handle 1200 A, but connected to a transformer that can deliver only 100 A. It can arc, certainly, but not that impressively. But we do have another location where, I'm told, we can't open the 69kV switch because it arcs badly. There's a certain charging current in a long line, even when there's no load on it. Apparently whoever designed that site used a switch that can handle 12 miles of line at the end of a 20 mile line. Oops. My next project will add a station closer to the middle of the line with a switch rated full load switching. That should solve that little problem. :)
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Dude, you really need to put Myspace behind you. It just doesn't jell, you know.
Cheers, Vıkram.
Carpe Diem.
What? I just joined it a month ago. I'd been looking for friends I lost track of 15 years ago, and found them there, but I couldn't contact them without joining. A damsel in distress I gave a home to for a couple years, and her two adorable little girls. The girls are all grown now, with kids of their own, and all are doing wonderfully well. It's worth the goofiness of MySpace to know that. :-D
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Roger Wright wrote:
I forgot how much it hurts to use a cheap crimp tool, and my hands feel like raw hamburger after nine hours of wiring today.
What would end up costing you more money? A good tool, or crippling your hand by using company provided junk?
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
dan neely wrote:
company provided junk?
It's all I can afford, and the company provides me with no tools. Since I so rarely use the crimp tool I haven't felt the need to invest in a good one, as the jump from junk to decent quality involves a large price tag. But with two more substations to do this year I may have to change priorities.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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One of my favorite clips! :-D But, no, it's only a 25kV station designed to handle 1200 A, but connected to a transformer that can deliver only 100 A. It can arc, certainly, but not that impressively. But we do have another location where, I'm told, we can't open the 69kV switch because it arcs badly. There's a certain charging current in a long line, even when there's no load on it. Apparently whoever designed that site used a switch that can handle 12 miles of line at the end of a 20 mile line. Oops. My next project will add a station closer to the middle of the line with a switch rated full load switching. That should solve that little problem. :)
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger Wright wrote:
But we do have another location where, I'm told, we can't open the 69kV switch because it arcs badly. There's a certain charging current in a long line, even when there's no load on it. Apparently whoever designed that site used a switch that can handle 12 miles of line at the end of a 20 mile line. Oops. My next project will add a station closer to the middle of the line with a switch rated full load switching. That should solve that little problem.
Listening to you makes me feel I in the wrong job:) Keep the 'work' updates coming I find them extremely interesting.
Software Kinetics - Moving software
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dan neely wrote:
company provided junk?
It's all I can afford, and the company provides me with no tools. Since I so rarely use the crimp tool I haven't felt the need to invest in a good one, as the jump from junk to decent quality involves a large price tag. But with two more substations to do this year I may have to change priorities.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Do you get to play use hotsticks.
Software Kinetics - Moving software
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Dude, you really need to put Myspace behind you. It just doesn't jell, you know.
Cheers, Vıkram.
Carpe Diem.
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Dude, you really need to put Myspace behind you. It just doesn't jell, you know.
Depends on how you use it. In India Orkut's more popular and Orkut has put me in touch with dozens of my school mates I had not been in touch with for over a decade. It's an awesome tool to get in touch with old friends.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link -
What? I just joined it a month ago. I'd been looking for friends I lost track of 15 years ago, and found them there, but I couldn't contact them without joining. A damsel in distress I gave a home to for a couple years, and her two adorable little girls. The girls are all grown now, with kids of their own, and all are doing wonderfully well. It's worth the goofiness of MySpace to know that. :-D
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Roger, I've found Orkut to be very good at connecting with old friends - you find one friend, and then you automatically see all your common friends. So right now any old classmate who finds me will find at least a dozen of his classmates in my list of friends.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link -
That's a beauty! How big is that thing?
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
9m x 7m x 2.7m high to the gutters (higher in the gable).
Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!! Booger Mobile - Camp Quality esCarpade 2010
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Roger Wright wrote:
But we do have another location where, I'm told, we can't open the 69kV switch because it arcs badly. There's a certain charging current in a long line, even when there's no load on it. Apparently whoever designed that site used a switch that can handle 12 miles of line at the end of a 20 mile line. Oops. My next project will add a station closer to the middle of the line with a switch rated full load switching. That should solve that little problem.
Listening to you makes me feel I in the wrong job:) Keep the 'work' updates coming I find them extremely interesting.
Software Kinetics - Moving software
Norm .net wrote:
Listening to you makes me feel I in the wrong job
You might be; how will you know until you try something different? In my case, I was forced by fate to try other things than I'd intended for my life. But it can be voluntarily, I hear. :-D My dad was a fairly wise man, I think. He told me once, "Son, when a man could expect to live 35 to 40 years, it made sense to have one career and excel at it. But now that we live for 70, 80, even 90 years, that no longer makes sense. You spend the first 20 years learning how to live, the next ten or so mastering your first trade. That leaves maybe 60 years of doing the same old thing, day after day. Nobody can do that. Plan on changing course a few times in your life and you'll be much happier." I'm paraphrasing, of course - that conversation took place spread over many talks. But the wisdom in it remains, and is eternal. If what I do sounds interesting, more interesting than what you now do, maybe it's time to think about a change. You're never too old, you know. I did my time programming computers, and I still enjoy it, but I no longer have any wish to do it for a living. Perhaps you've had enough, too. :)
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Roger, I've found Orkut to be very good at connecting with old friends - you find one friend, and then you automatically see all your common friends. So right now any old classmate who finds me will find at least a dozen of his classmates in my list of friends.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkIs Orkut still operating? Wow! I gave up waiting for it to mature after a few years and stopped downloading it on each new PC. I've lost track of it, and assumed it died. Nice to know it's still alive and well; many a night we spent chatting with Colin and Ironman, et al... I'll look into it tonight. Thanks, Nish!
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Do you get to play use hotsticks.
Software Kinetics - Moving software
They don't let me play with those as a rule, but I'm thinking about buying my own to use on roadtrips. :-D I did once get to operate a 230kV breaker, but that was for training. I have the 30kV gloves, in case I need to reach inside a live switch or sectionalizing cabinet, which I've done often. But mostly I spend my time designing stuff and managing the construction. In a pinch I can do anything the line guys do, except for the heavy lifting bits - they average about 300 lbs and have the strength of gorillas. I try hard at the gym, but there's no way I'm ever going to acquire strength like theirs. I don't have the training to build lines - that's a very specialized knowledge, and our people are very good at it - but I can design them, and I can operate the devices that control them.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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9m x 7m x 2.7m high to the gutters (higher in the gable).
Knowledge is knowing that the tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad!! Booger Mobile - Camp Quality esCarpade 2010
Damn! I'm envious. I could really use that kind of space but it won't fit on my lot and I definitely can't afford it. Beautiful job, BTW. I've built a few from Sears in my time, and I know the instructions aren't all they should be.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"