Ceramic Power Pole Insulators

Insulators are used in electrical equipment to support and separate electrical conductors without allowing current through themselves.

Ceramic power pole insulators.

Of course the power line won t even work in that case. Lapp 1999 electical insulator transformer power pole electric ceramic insulator. Vintage lot 65 00 vintage lot of 3 brown ceramic insulators dual bracket power pole steampunk. Vintage blue ceramic insulator marked b.

The term insulator is also used more specifically to refer to insulating supports used to attach electric power distribution or transmission. An insulating material used in bulk to wrap electrical cables or other equipment is called insulation. In north america glass was always the predominate material for communications insulators but porcelain has become the standard for power distribution due to its greater strength and surface resistance. Hence overhead power lines are always supported on insulators mounted on their support poles towers.

Overhead line insulators it is obvious that if overhead power lines are not properly insulated from their support poles towers the current will flow towards the ground through the poles towers which also become hazardous. Joslyn 3648 metal insulator bracket with 3 brown ceramic insulators. Similar to their glass counterparts porcelain insulators date back to before the civil war for telegraph wires. Vintage black top porcelain ceramic insulator telephone electric voltage.