Hi Mike;
yeah, I've been around when those cutouts blow under fault and also when an unfortunate lineman reclosed one into a bad transformer. We both let loose with some colorful language in that event.
One thing I've always wondered..would it be possible to make a cutout "fault indicating"?
For example, plug fuses in homes, when blown, could give clues as to the nature of the problem. A clear window with a broken link was usually just an overload, while a blackened window indicated a short.
Seems that these line cutouts simply drop open no matter what happened, giving no clue as to the nature of the fault.
Or maybe the links used in the cutouts could somehow be modified to tell the tale?
Hmmmmmmmm.......
