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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy
and believe it or not, its DC current, not AC. .
and its about 10KV per porcelain suspension insulators. . .
coachk's father worked on the substations in the power industry. .
so she whipped that statistic out.
sportsguy
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Nope, Edison lost, Tesla proved that AC was the better power delivery method - less line losses, greater transmission distances, and transformer action allows easy adjustment of voltage - higher or lower as needed. Very very few transmission lines in the USA or anywhere else in the world are DC.
The lines going through Chitty Chatty are most likely 34.5KV, this line is the major feeder to all of the south end of Sumter County.
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