Hi everyone, well I don't know if this is the right place to ask such a question?

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Hi everyone, well I don't know if this is the right place to ask such a question?

What are those ball shape objects on the high tension (voltage) cables , we usually see and what is their function?

2007-01-17 02:50:36 · 3 answers · asked by herosam2002 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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They are dampers. They keep the long wires from vibrating and oscillating in the wind.

2007-01-17 02:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

I don't know for sure, but I know I've seen them on the low point of a cable that is crossing a river or body of water. It could just be to make the low point of the catenary visible.

2007-01-17 10:54:53 · answer #2 · answered by Gerfried 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

They are there to make the cable visible to light aircraft etc. Otherwise the cables are hard to see.

2007-01-17 10:55:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋