File:Pylon.detail.arp.750pix.jpg
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Summary
Detail of the insulator string (the vertical string of discs) on a 275,000 volt suspension tower near Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. The small pairs of black weights hanging from the line near the insulator are "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockbridge_damper" class="extiw" title="en:Stockbridge damper">Stockbridge dampers</a>"; they prevent the aeolian vibration that causes the wires to "sing" in the wind.
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| current | 04:24, 4 January 2017 | | 750 × 536 (119 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Detail of the insulator string (the vertical string of discs) on a 275,000 volt suspension tower near Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. The small pairs of black weights hanging from the line near the insulator are "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockbridge_damper" class="extiw" title="en:Stockbridge damper">Stockbridge dampers</a>"; they prevent the aeolian vibration that causes the wires to "sing" in the wind. |
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