High voltage learning during the Christchurch earthquakes

Work log: Monday 21st March: Worked at North Parade, Shirley to repair a low voltage XLPE attached to a bridge for a private right-of-way that had been severely bent (but still operating ok, amazingly!) by the riverbanks 'slumping' in the earthquake 22nd Feburary. Slumping bending the low voltage XLPE Steve showing off the bent section Tuesday 22nd: QEII Drive near Marshlands Rd roundabout, XLPE-XLPE 11kV joint, network consolidation. Wednesday 23rd: Philpotts Rd near QEII Drive, XLPE 11kV termination into kiosk for network consolidation. Tightening 11kV terminations in kiosk Thursday 24th: Philpotts Rd again, more kiosk terminations and XLPE-PILCA joint. Finished kiosk terminations Friday 25th: Pages Road near bridge, PILCA-XLPE-PILCA faulty 11kV cable replacement. These rings are the modern alternative to lead wiping. Liquefaction causes the building to sink, pulling overhead connections off. Riverbank 'slumping', causing th...

    This post covers the week of the Christchurch Magnitude 6.3 earthquake and following to Friday the 18th March, the Memorial day. Work log: Monday 21st: Worked with Reece at Nunweek park hockey park terminating 11kV XLPE into a kiosk. Tuesday 22nd: Attempted to finish the kiosk with Reece. Job abandoned for technical reasons. Mag 6.3 Quake hit at 12:51pm. Wednesday 23rd February - Monday 7th March - No work - Quake recovery. Monday 7th: Averill St 11kV quake damaged PILCA-XLPE -PILCA repair with Steve. The post-22 Feb quake 'job desk' at Connetics Connetics and associated supply industry workers at a promotional BBQ breakfast My first quake casualty-11kV previously joined cable in sewer-filled hole.. nice. Faulty quake-bent 11kV PILCA cable, River Road. Steve jointing 11kV Averill St with the hard case boys from Transfield, T and Peachy. Tuesday 8th: Palmers Road 11kV severe quake damaged PILCA-XLPE-PILCA-XLPE-PILCA with Steve The ...

Far out time's going fast on this ASL (academic study leave)! Week 3 over! This week's log: Monday: Halswell Junction Road with Jamie. 11kV XLPE-HDPE (high density polyethylene), spiked.   Good 'spike'.. right through! Tuesday: Orion EAC (entry approval certificate) course in the morning at CPIT Tradefit, afternoon Ensors Road with CJ and Nick to break into a 11kV PILCA with two XLPE for a kiosk.   Steve shows CPIT students the inside of a kiosk Wednesday: Timaru with John, Terry, and Mark to do 33kV 1200mm2 3x single core XLPE.   Ends prepared for joining Thursday: CPIT tradefit sub terminations with Steve.   Friday: Halswell Junction Road 11kV XLPE-PILCA with Steve   Analysis:   33,000 volt joining in Timaru On Wednesday I travelled to Timaru to see John, Terry and Mark joining 33kV cables for Alpine Energy. Cables come in drums of (?) length, and need to be joined the length of the full (?) run to a new substation....