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Old 03-19-2005, 12:58 AM
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Default Insulator?

Pappy
found this today eyeballed it while I was detecting a demo'ed home in town
must be an insulator for wiring of an old home?
I know Ive seen one these before but cant pull it out of my ol memory banks
anyway its glass and the center is threaded ,2 eyelets one at each end ,looks like maybe you could thread a wire through each side
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Old 03-19-2005, 08:12 AM
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SAM, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS...USED MOSTLY FOR ELECTRIC FENCES AROUND CATTLE PASTURES...PAPPY
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Old 08-17-2008, 01:58 PM
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Hello my friend, mudwarrior here. I have been reading the forum about
insulators and I have over 500 of them. I don't need them but I kinda'
enjoy looking at them..........maybe not as much as looking at that big
bass that took your favorite plug tho'! (Big Grin).............
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Old 08-17-2008, 10:01 PM
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that's a radio strain, it would insulate the guy wire supporting a radio antenna should the antenna get struck by lightning. heres a little more info on them: Glass Radio Strain Insulators
mudwarrior, i'de like it if you cold post some pctures of your insulators to the forum.
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Old 08-18-2008, 01:31 AM
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Default Yup...A Dogbone strain insulator

Yup...We use em in amateur radio ALL the time...


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