-=> Mike Ross said to Greg Mayman
 -=> about "HVDC TRANSMISSION LINES" on 01-04-03  22:29.....

 MR> And for really high voltage the scr's are triggered via optical
 MR> cables! 

I've read about systems like that but never seen one yet.

 MR> ... On an electrician's truck:  Let Us Remove Your Shorts

Didja hear about...

the cess-pit pumping contractor in Cologne, Germany, whose phone
number was 4711. He had it painted on the side of all his trucks
in *L*A*R*G*E* letters 

From Greg Mayman, in beautiful Adelaide, South Australia

... Where the system is concerned, you're not allowed to ask "Why?".
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