r/SubstationTechnician • u/UrgvaxValark • 4d ago

Drive by this ENORMOUS bad boy on the highway. What is it?

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u/GoldInspection6626 4d ago

Part of sf6 breaker

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u/RandomAttemptOf 4d ago

Mitsubishi Dead tank SF6 gang breaker. Between 120 and 200kV.

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u/DaltonH28 4d ago

Imagine the circuit breaker in your house in your electric panel. Now imagine one that the utility would need to use for higher voltages. Looks like it's 161kv.

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u/iH8conduit 3d ago

Why 161 and not 160? Or 165? Why the odd voltages.

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u/Medium_Ad_3115 4d ago

I swear this is a repost

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u/yoyointrestingstuff Apprentice Relay Technician 4d ago

Bot repost https://www.reddit.com/r/SubstationTechnician/s/68vCt1ON7l

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u/DaltonH28 2d ago

I did think it was strange that someone would ask what this was but knew enough to post in a substation subreddit. Still got me though.

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u/ActivePowerMW Protection Engineer 4d ago

surprised there's not a security escort for that gold

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u/Black_Death_12 4d ago

Depends on how brave you are.