Week 13 - Pole straightening, live line work, Bromley Substation
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 ...