Device attached to Grid Pylon

[charles]

Hi guys, a couple of questions; 1. What is the cylindrical device attached to one of the pylon conductors, it appears to have a cable coming out of each side which is twisted around the HV conductor? 2. What is the silver rod running up the side of the pylon structure? Pictures attached.

Regards, Charles

 

[pc1966]

I think the silver rod is probably an attachment point for a fall-arrest harness for anyone climbing to do work on the pylon.

No idea about the disk thing though!

 

[davesparks]

I agree the silver rod is probably a tensioned steel wire to attach a harness to.

The round disk looks a bit like a flux capacitor charging station for a delorean (special edition) , but could just be ET's lunchbox.

 

[bill01803]

The cable rapped around the conductor will be fibre network cable so the lunch box could be a joint

 

[westward10]

Could be an SAR.

 

[Zerax]

Could be an SAR.

Search And Rescue ??

 

[westward10]

Search And Rescue ??

Synthetic Aperture Radar

 

[shaun1]

Looks like one of these:

Home

AFL offers fiber optic cable, transmission and substation accessories, outside plant equipment, connectors, fusion splicers, test and inspection equipment, training services.

www.aflglobal.com

 

[westward10]

Looks like one of these:

Home

AFL offers fiber optic cable, transmission and substation accessories, outside plant equipment, connectors, fusion splicers, test and inspection equipment, training services.

www.aflglobal.com

It does indeed.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Just found out is a pylon whinch for the local traviler in case he has run out of steel. Lol

 

[charles]

Sorry guys and thanks, my old age and the lockdown has made me more dosey than usual. It’s obvious it’s fibre optic.... durr! Not sure about the rod though, it is located where the climbing steps are, but it looks a bit flimsy and is only attached every few metres, I think if I jumped off I’d rather be attached to the pylon.

 

[snowhead]

The Rod will be for the Safety line.
They'll have another clip / line they move up to a step above as they climb.
The saftey line will probably have a running clip that goes over the fixings without removing it, so they are always clipped on at least one line.
Unlike the men that erected them in the 50's and 60's.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUowNWSk4uU

 

[JD6400]

Wow, thanks for the video.
It was a different time !

 

[Taylortwocities]

No safety lines, not even wearing gloves.

 

[Strima]

The dish is a Skywrap, the DNO have been installing these over the last couple of years as part of a network monitoring system upgrade, my last employer was involved with part of this at ground level.

The vertical cable is part of a Latchway/Cabloc fall arrest system used by climbers. Very common on towers and masts.

View: https://youtu.be/BMxb7Rghcmg