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Weeks 14 & 15 - Subs department - Brookside, Hororata, Greendale Substations, Test Room

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Well, I've finished with lines in the interim until later this month. In the meantime I'm going to be spending some time in 'Subs' and the 'Test room' Departments. Work log: Monday 2 May: SUBS; Brookside and Hororata Substations; repair design fault with approved manufacturer's rewire. Brookside substation Switchgear at Brookside substation Hororata Substation. The windows broken in the 4 September 2010 quake have been covered with wood. Tuesday 3 May: Wire control unit in workshop. Wednesday 4 May: Greendale Substation; Move and permanently wire communications unit. Greendale substation.. yes, it's practically on the fault line. Control units inside the substation Evidence of the explosion that occurred at the back of a circuit breaker during the M7.1 earthquake. Substation yard gates... do they line up?!! Thursday 5 May: TEST ROOM; Isolate and earth faulty 11kV cables, Opawa Rd bridge and near AMI stadium. Also rec