ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade Non-US Electrical Systems & Trades Shot of Irish overhead distribution lines

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Paul & everyone else...

Sorry about the size of the pics. I sometimes forget that these things take a while on slower connections.

I sure would hate to be the one who has to replace the lightbulb on that post....

The PoCo operate that public lighting system themselves. So they change bulbs using a totally isolated "cherry picker". Makes it easy

djk,
Just a bit of back-up here, from a guy that does this sort of work.
A fully Insulated EWP (Bucket Truck) insulated to 66kV, is the norm here, even with Street-lighting working, but we use it for normal Operational use too.
In the top pic, I can pick 3 Phase+ a Neutral + a Pilot wire for the Street-lighting.
Interesting Line tensioning systems though.
Thanks for the pics, Dave!,

Do you know if all the street lights are still actually controlled by the 5th wire? That system has pretty much gone from Britain now, the only signs that it existed being the extra insulator which was left behind on some poles after the 5th wire was removed.