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[Bowhunter]

we must have been typin at the same time 639 At least maybe that proves we were on the same track

[639trbl]

we must have been typin at the same time 639   At least maybe that proves we were on the same track

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GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE

[SLTC Lineman]

my old man always told me " A over C" Aluminum over Copper. "A over C" is just a easy way to rememebr it, A comes before C so thats a easy way for me to remember it.

[1 Electro-man]

I'm a A over C man also. The main reason for corosion is disimiliar metals with no inhibitor. Continual problems are a result of not cleaning the conductor. "Copperweld is a must clean ,and not only when it's green." I tend to favor fargoes versus other one bolts, or sqeeze-ons. At the secondary if you think you have found the offending connection.... clean behind it {house side} both wires, and put your knife across them and see if the lights get brighter. I would suggest using the knife backside as ,Im terrible at knife sharpening to get little knicks filed out. Just a heads up ,as I had to learn these the hard way . At the weatherhead look for some melting of the insulation.... the cause .... a loose connection, or bad connection. Be safe, 1 Electro-man

[639trbl]

OR........
IF YOU SUSPECTA NEUTRAL PROBLEM....PUT YOUR CLAMP ON AMMETER ON THE GRD WIRE, BETWEEN THE METER CAN, AND GRD ROD------------ANY AMPERAGE WILL BE WHERE IT IS TRYING TO FIND A RETURN PATH--AKA GROUND/NEUTRAL...............OR JUST USE THE 'SUPER BEAST'---IT PLACESA LOAD ON THE CONDUCTORS, AND TELLS YOU REAL QUICK IF THE PROBLEM IS THE CUSTOMERS, OR THE UTILITY

I HAVE USED IT TO TRACK DOWN A BAD SECONDARY NEUTRAL CONNECTION (A-C)---3 SPANS FROM THE METER LOOP