RODALCO speaks volumes from a PoCo perspective as far as us workers in New Zealand go.
We had a guy ring us just after Xmas to tell us "the box on your pole" had smoke coming out of it.
What he failed to tell us was the fact that the bottom had rusted out of it and there was a nasty black oil patch under the transformer.
I rang the Fire Service upon getting there.
I've never in my life heard that sound come out of any Electrical Equipment.
500kVa transformer slowly cooking, low fat style.
Guy also paid me out for spraying shingle on his newly laid driveway.
Not my fault he had such a long spur line that I had to get to the end of.
Earlier warning could have saved that.
[This message has been edited by Trumpy (edited 12-31-2005).]
