Progreso's CFE Bomberos?
Can anyone tell us just what the devil is going on in this photo? This is a CFE truck, which is the electric company, and this morning we saw them blowing water at high pressure onto their pole-mounted electrical transformers, which created not just a lively light show, but also a cooling mist that hovered in the air. They were stopping at every pole...what are they doing, and why?
Photo credit: Jillian
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Probably trying to give them a jump start. It works for cars, so why not?
Posted by: Mom | March 28, 2007 04:40 PM
Spraying for termites?
Posted by: Van | March 29, 2007 05:18 PM
By the looks of it they were probably trying to cool the poles since it doesn't rain much there.
Posted by: Rust | April 2, 2007 02:38 AM
My guess is he is trying to commit suicide by peeing on a high voltage line.
Posted by: too ashamed to say | April 11, 2007 04:16 PM
They were spraying it to get the sea salt off of it.
Small sea water particles begin to fly above a wind velocity of 5 m/s. If wind velocity exceeds 8 m/s, a partial discharge is very likely to occur, especially around a distribution transformer. Sea salt rapidly deposits onto the insulators or covered conductor during the sea water spray from a wave above 3 m. The best way to get the sea salt off of the insulators or covered conductors is with a high pressure fresh water spray.
Posted by: Khaki | June 18, 2007 10:44 AM