High voltage learning during the Christchurch earthquakes

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...

Apologies, I'm a week late with this post.. I attended a conference at CPIT for Trades Innovation Institute staff. I presented with my colleague Rob Mattson at this conference and we were very well received. Previous weeks' log: Monday 18th April: Lift and repair liquefaction-sunken pole Netley Place, Aranui. Pole lifted Carl and James restraining cables Tuesday 19th April: Live line switch pole replacement 11kV, Hoskyns Road, West Melton (see analysis). Nik and Andre in action in full glove-and-barrier kit Wednesday 20th April: Live line switch pole replacement 11kV, West Coast Road, SH73, Darfield (see analysis). Lines being held temporarily whilst pole is erected. Thursday 21st April: Fill large circuit breaker terminal block with bichemical insulator, Transpower Bromley Substation. Above Steve is bracing to secure the large cast-iron circuit breakers in case of future earthquakes. These multi-tonne machines ripped their floor restraining bolts ...