| | Definitions of Electrical Terms
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| | Definitions reprinted from The Lineman's Handbook, Third Edition
by Edwin B. Kurtz, E.E., PhD.
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LINEMAN'S LINGO: Linemen have developed quite a vocabulary
of their own pertaining to their work, which is expressive and
sometimes picturesque. The following list of words is typical of
some that are in general use. The accepted meaning is given with
each word.
Baloney -- Cable.
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| | The Capacitor Insulator
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| | by Bill and Irma Conrad
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One of the newest insulators to be added to our hobby is the
capacitor insulator. The capacitor itself is the metal container made
of alternate plates of tinfoil and insulating material, and the size of
the tinfoil and insulating material is the determining factor for holding
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| | Sun-colored Insulator
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| | by Wes W. Conrad
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I spent two weeks suffering with poison oak, after getting a small sun-colored amethyst insulator from an
old dead oak tree. I was with my wife, and she is more of a bug than myself.
The insulator was on a small rotten limb about 25 feet off the ground and had a wire tied to it, so I thought I
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| | Radio Strain Insulator in Sun-Colored Amethyst
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Ed Pont of Miami, Florida, has an insulator like Arlene Harris' sketch
#2, August 1969 issue, page 27, only his is S.C.A. (sun-colored amethyst). He asks if anyone has
found any information yet. So far "Crown Jewels" hasn't heard a word about radio insulators.
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