On the road from Perth to Dundee I frequently pass this 11kV (I presume) pylon and often wondered about the odd taps taken off two of the lines. So tonight I stopped to take some photographs and the mystery is even greater as it seems not to be a power take-off at all as no HV cable going off underground. The rear of the pole just has an earth cable that is joined to the box, metallic stand-offs, and (I guess) to the top bar.
Also a curiosity is the thin line wrapped around the main HV conductors, it looks almost as if it is a fibre optic cable changing phase, but why?
I wondered if someone like @Julie. might have an answer.
TL;DR What is the purpose of the strange taps?
Also a curiosity is the thin line wrapped around the main HV conductors, it looks almost as if it is a fibre optic cable changing phase, but why?
I wondered if someone like @Julie. might have an answer.
TL;DR What is the purpose of the strange taps?