1971 >> November >> Cable Insulator with Trolley-Like Clamp  

Cable Insulator with Trolley-Like Clamp
by L. I. Nearmyer

Reprinted from "INSULATORS - Crown Jewels of the Wire", November 1971, page 14

Insulator:
Brown fiber with small flecks of copper colored metal showing throughout the surface. Insulator groove will hold up to a 1 5/16 inch cable and fits a standard pin.

Clamp:
2 piece identical brass parts on each side, 5/8 inch bolts in top holes, 7/8 Inch In bottom, square shanks, round headed brass bolts and nuts holding the two together. Embossing as shown.

Insulator and clamp for use either inside or outside. Those used outside have large weather cracks after 60 years of use on a D. C. cable line.



| Magazine Home | Search the Archives |