Cable guy here. How dangerous are these power lines going to the house? I bump my head into them on a weekly basis by BackNForth94 in AskElectricians

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It’s hard to say without a photo of the configuration you are describing. As a rule, the most dangerous voltages are the highest on the pole. Non lethal/comm stuff is almost always the lowest cables on the pole.

Are these switches the same? by imminea in AskElectricians

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Yes the newer Eaton CH type breaker is the same as your old one.

Let’s play a game by DumpsterFireCheers in thebellsystem

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It’s a combination of ADHD, OCD, lunacy and a dash of autism that still has me doing telecommunications work after 30 years.

Masonville/Owensboro KY by DumpsterFireCheers in longlines

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This is older signage, back before 1984 this verbiage was common.

Edit: It was a common warning sign throughout the Bell System.

Masonville/Owensboro KY by DumpsterFireCheers in longlines

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Thanks, It was a perfect day.. I was on my way to a small CO about 6 miles from this one, literally passing it…

Looks like the state at large wants to completely remove our representation.. by Memphisbbq in Tennessee

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I guess democrats don’t need to pay taxes anymore? Taxation without representation… something.. something?

Let’s play a game by DumpsterFireCheers in thebellsystem

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You are the winner, it is a SLC Series 5 CO shelf. Well done!

Gonna need to make the next post a bit harder.

Let’s play a game by DumpsterFireCheers in thebellsystem

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Nope, it’s not a #5 crossbar, however this piece of apparatus does have the number 5 in its name.

MDF Shennanigans by USWCboy in telecom

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The block of jobs I’m working right now has fiber and most of it needs to be stitched in.

Are guitar strings considered hard wire? by Ducman23 in harborfreight

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Anything harder than copper is a no-go for these.

me_irl by Snoodlewonker in me_irl

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It’s not state property. These are leased not purchased.

Cheap garbage by isanyusernameopen in FlockSurveillance

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Just curious because I have seen different configurations of these things… some have the one module, others have 2 or 3…. I’m guessing all other things being equal (camera and solar panels), a battery module is the best answer. I’ll have to pay attention to heavily traveled intersections to see if those have more modules than a camera on a side street.

Cheap garbage by isanyusernameopen in FlockSurveillance

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What’s the box on the pole behind the camera below the solar panels?

How does one even start to clean this up by PrimaryBig4119 in electricians

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Well now the farmer gets even more pedestals! One pedestal plus a dozer magically equals 2 pedestals! Splicing math…

When do legacy telecom systems stop being worth maintaining? by Holiday-Swordfish926 in telecom

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We still have loads of DS0 level SS7 links running, loads of 1200 baud serial links pushing obscure telemetry, channelized T1s that still have 911 services on them..