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Matt Weldon

Posted: 19 Dec 2015

Taken: 18 Nov 2012

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CD 230 Hemingray glass insulators and a U399-B porcelain insulator in service use

CD 230 Hemingray glass insulators and a U399-B porcelain insulator in service use
N Williams St and W Perry St, Bluffton, Indiana

Close up of two CD 230 Hemingray 512 glass insulators and a U399-B porcelain loop insulator on an old pole using series street lighting circuits in Bluffton, Indiana.

Here is a shot of the other U399-B loop insulator in service. www.ipernity.com/doc/314471/27241593

austintaylor619, AstroElectric, , SW Ohio Lines and 3 other people have particularly liked this photo

6 comments - The latest ones
 Power Lines
Power Lines
I remember this picture. Quite a fine old pole you photographed here! Do you know if this series street lighting line is still in service?
8 years ago.
David Dahle has replied to Power Lines
Think he'd mentioned that the Bluffton series lighting system was ripped out not that long ago.
8 years ago.
Matt Weldon has replied to David Dahle
Thanks! Yeah...I posted it on flickr about three years ago. All series street lighting were taken out of service about two years ago.

Thanks Dave! My 300mm prime really comes in handy for these close ups. I need to start doing more wide angle shots showing the whole pole like in my shot before this one. I just tried out my new wide angle lens today doing railroad stuff and was very happy with the new lens. My other one was a bad copy and so soft in the corners. Elton Gish used this photo in his new porcelain guide book because of the loop insulator.
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.
Power Lines has replied to Matt Weldon
Interesting. Did they strip down all the street lighting wires and leave the electric distribution primaries in place?
8 years ago.
Matt Weldon has replied to Power Lines
Yeah pretty much so. On some poles two wires were remove, which I guess were the series street lighting lines, and then they drilled new holes for the pins and moved some of the wires.
8 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
 David Dahle
David Dahle
Really nice closeup there.
8 years ago.

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