OT: Don't try this at home.

[David Farber]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100427/od_nm/us_germany_meathook_odd

But the comments look like they might have come from this ng. (-:

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[William Sommerwerck]

Confusing.

Transmission lines are usually at a higher voltage. How did he step it down?
For that matter, how did he connect it to his distribution box?

 

On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:34:40 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

Confusing.

Transmission lines are usually at a higher voltage. How did he step it down?
For that matter, how did he connect it to his distribution box?

Agreed. Odd are he tapped into a neighborhood line. Although 20

years ago the homeless people living under the freeways in Miami, FL
routinely tapped into the 400 volt lines for the freeway lights.

PlainBill

 

[William Sommerwerck]

Transmission lines are usually at a higher voltage.
How did he step it down? For that matter, how did
he connect it to his distribution box?

Agreed. Odd are he tapped into a neighborhood line.
Although 20 years ago the homeless people living
under the freeways in Miami, FL routinely tapped into
the 400 volt lines for the freeway lights.

What 440V equipment did they connect this power to?

 

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:40:51 -0700, "William Sommerwerck"
<grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

Transmission lines are usually at a higher voltage.
How did he step it down? For that matter, how did
he connect it to his distribution box?

Agreed. Odd are he tapped into a neighborhood line.
Although 20 years ago the homeless people living
under the freeways in Miami, FL routinely tapped into
the 400 volt lines for the freeway lights.

What 440V equipment did they connect this power to?

Reports had it they would use several techniques, including

transformers thaey had scavanged, heating elements from electric
stoves or dryers; basically anything they could find to reduce the
voltage.

PlainBill

 

[Joe]

In article <hr9v4b$1o8$1@news.eternal-september.org>, "William
Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

Confusing.

<snip>

What a riot, William!

I can think of two reasons why there were few details in that news article:

1. News reporters are typically nincompoops when it comes to anything
requiring real knowledge, especially technical knowledge.

2. The details were delberately omitted for the sake of not providing a
how-to article on stealing of electricity.

--- Joe

 

[Cydrome Leader]

David Farber <farberbear.unspam@aol.com> wrote:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100427/od_nm/us_germany_meathook_odd

But the comments look like they might have come from this ng. (-:

tossing a grounded piece of magnet wire tied to a rock or a bolt over a
transmission like is pretty amusing. sometimes you can get what looks like
green lightning.