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Not sure if this is the right forum but.....Is there any advantage/disadvantage to being closer to or further from the power company's powerline pole transformer?
I have a pole at the corner of my back lot with the transformer on it. Is this good or bad?
Edits: 10/08/07 10/08/07
Jihad,there is not advantage or disadvantage unless the distance from the transformer (tx) was extraordinarily far.That is not likely to be the case typically.Line loss due to long distances is possible,but here where I am a lineman/troubleshooter with 30 years on the job,it is very seldom that such a situation is found.There would be an advantage to being closer to the tx if it means your service connects directly into the tx bushings,instead of 'bugged' on to a run of secondary line fed by the tx.That of course,due to fewer connections in the path.Also,with respect to the myth of 'surges' that people refer to,that is just that,a myth.What some people refer to as a surge is when a neutral connection in the path is faulty,or open.Then your normal 120/240 volts is fluctuating up and down,each leg opposed to the other,depending on how your load is being used in the house.One leg goes up,while the other goes down.This is not a 'surge' however,it is an imbalance due to a faulty connection.This,of course leads to 'fried' appliances.Under normal situation,however,there is not surging,and dipping in voltage.That of course discounts lightning activity,which can certainly create 'surges' in the voltage.But as to the use of the term by people who really mean that sometimes your power is just 'dipping and surging',that is just not factual.I know my reply is belated,but none of the other replies seemed as though they were from people who have a working knowledge of the subject.Now if any would like to tell me better,then please provide your experience in the field,but please no e/e persons that have no practical hands on experience in electrical distribution systems. ..........Cheers.
The closer you are the better the chance the voltage at your breaker/fuse box will be 120/240. It also means that surges and transients hit your house first.
If the kids sleep near it,the magnetic fields might raise their chance of cancer slightly if you beleive SOME reports.
There are three constants in life: death, taxes, and the inevitability of a (speaker)wire thread being closed -SY
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My guess is its good and should filter some line trash, especially if yours is the only house it serves.
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