A utility pole, commonly referred to as a transmission pole, telephone pole, telecommunication pole, power pole, hydro pole, telegraph pole, or telegraph...
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Guy-wire (section Utility pole guy-wires)
They are used commonly for ship masts, radio masts, wind turbines, utility poles, and tents. A thin vertical mast supported by guy wires is called a...
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Distribution transformer (redirect from Pole pig)
transformers was demonstrated as early as 1882. If mounted on a utility pole, they are called pole-mount transformers. Suppose the distribution lines are located...
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"doorpost". Since the "lintel" is frequently a utility wire which runs along the side of the utility pole, the pole cannot be used as "doorpost". In this case...
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barns and storage areas. Pole building design was pioneered in the 1930s in the United States originally using utility poles for horse barns and agricultural...
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electrical line running from a utility pole, to a customer's building or other premises. It is the point where electric utilities provide power to their customers...
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Transmission tower (redirect from Electric Pole)
substations, from which electricity is delivered to end consumers; moreover, utility poles are used to support lower-voltage sub-transmission and distribution...
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construction pike poles (pick pole, spike pole) are used to lift the sides of timber framed structures, as in barn raising and utility poles. In log driving...
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device that isolates a wire from a physical support such as a pin on a utility pole Strain insulator, a device that is designed to work in mechanical tension...
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the water table is too high to bury water and sewer mains, and where utility poles would be too unsightly or pose a danger (like in earthquake prone Tokyo)...
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