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Re: [RFI] Source power pole located - but wonder which components most l

To: Facility 406 <facility_406@bruteforcedevelopment.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Source power pole located - but wonder which components most likely temperature sensitive
From: David Eckhardt <davearea51a@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:18:12 +0000
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Yes, shaking guy wires is more effective than the sledge hammer (which I
have purged from my bag of tricks - thank you).  However, not all poles are
guyed, especially when deployed in a straight line.  But, yes, when
present, shaking the guy wires is far more effective.

Dave - WØLEV

On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 7:06 PM Facility 406 <
facility_406@bruteforcedevelopment.com> wrote:

> > "Believe me, it's
> > an accepted practice."
>
> > No, it is not "an accepted practice". You are not to be believed. It is a
> > dangerous practice.
>
> Clearly "common" was meant, and has been for over a century, and still
> suggested, to this day, 30th January, 2024.  Really, "About 17,200,000
> results (0.37 seconds)", in one search engine alone.  Believe it.  The
> rest of the world does, you can see it.  As a suggestion, or practice,
> good, or bad, is irrelevant.
>
> The rest of the suggestion, is, if one doesn't have a big enough hammer,
> use a truck, and beyond that, hit it with the bumper (not suggested with
> modern plastic garbage), or yank on the pole with a chain.  How soon we
> forget.  Personally, I don't suggest those methods.
>
> "OK, Michael.  I will cease spreading old and dangerous techniques for
> finding bad connections on power poles."
>
> Seriously, it won't even matter.  A couple dozen people here knowing
> better, relative to the rest of the global population, all those they
> learned from, now long gone, and everyone they will tell for generations
> to come....
>
> Here are some pics that make the few theoretical perfect poles (we've
> all heard about them) seem like fantasy.  Change to the country of
> choice, but these are fair examples:
>
> https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/electric-cables-chaos-in-india
>
> Brasil is nice.  Check out this energy saving water heating shower head
> (one can research further the infrastructure that allows it to briefly
> work):
>
> https://www.redd.tube/video/9470a1f7400db91844057238c74708face029b58
>
> Kurt
>
> P.S. As of 2013 (when I watched this regularly), the local utility,
> NVEnergy, specifically linemen, and those looking for, and resolving
> RFI, was still whacking poles with sledge hammers, so as of then, the
> practice was accepted, used, and maybe even common.  When asked about
> it, the response was, "I fixed it!"  Bloody genius.
>
> Still getting a kick out of, "Mystery Noise (Aren't they all)", no, they
> are all unique, and most everything ever created can be ruled out, just
> by the sound.  Lawn mower ignition doesn't sound like a laptop, which
> doesn't sound like AC mains, which in your house, doesn't sound like
> 3-phase, which doesn't sound like a plasma TV, which doesn't sound like
> a remote control, which doesn't sound like a smart phone, none of which
> sound like anything legit when actively sniffing for sudden, and
> unexpected "RFI", and so on.  Yeah, you may not get the make, model,
> serial number, store that sold, or location within a random house of
> where the offending device is, but almost everything can be ruled out at
> the beginning.  Don't stare at poles, or old pickup trucks, when
> wavering harmonics are heard every 200kHz, and didn't show up until a
> few days ago, chances are everything that existed before that, isn't it.
>
> Back to feigning accomplishment...
>
>
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