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Article #3971Re: cows and high tension wires
From: Roy Smith
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 1989 21:33
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 1989 21:33
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In article <5605@internal.Apple.COM>, ems@Apple.COM (Mike Smith) writes:
> Most big wires today are aluminum
Actually, most big wires today are a combination of aluminum and
steel, what they call ACSR (Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced). It's a
central strand of steel with 6 (I think) strands of similar guage aluminum
wrapped around it. The aluminum carries essentially all of the current (a
combination of both skin effect and the higher conductivity) and the steel
provides structural strength.
--
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!haven!adm!cmcl2!phri!roy From: roy@phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: cows and high tension wires Message-ID: <1989Dec6.213324.18768@phri.nyu.edu> Date: 6 Dec 89 21:33:24 GMT References: <6446@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM> <2965@psivax.UUCP> <5605@internal.Apple.COM> Organization: Public Health Research Institute Lines: 14