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High Voltage Lamps
As a Plant Engineer I had responsibility for all power distribution within a large manufacturing plant. There were 52 - 5,000 volt sub-stations within the facility (yes, 52/ 4160 volts to be exact). It was not uncommon to have a breaker fail or a transformer failure.
These lamps were made from two of the fuses used in those transformers or in the transmission wiring. The double-fuse is a single pole fuse not two fuses. The single fuse is a pole-switch fuse. Notice the pull-ring for a hot stick. Similar to a pole switch used on the wiring you can see in a neighborhood. These are filled with sand and are very heavy. The fuse link is inside the sand. The sand absorbs the arc energy when the fuse blows.
I thought they looked cool so I made lamps out of a couple. Most people have not seen these types of fuses. They make good conversation pieces.
These lamps were made from two of the fuses used in those transformers or in the transmission wiring. The double-fuse is a single pole fuse not two fuses. The single fuse is a pole-switch fuse. Notice the pull-ring for a hot stick. Similar to a pole switch used on the wiring you can see in a neighborhood. These are filled with sand and are very heavy. The fuse link is inside the sand. The sand absorbs the arc energy when the fuse blows.
I thought they looked cool so I made lamps out of a couple. Most people have not seen these types of fuses. They make good conversation pieces.
13 Comments
Very interesting for sure! I like the double one.
See where Sparky came from. Like the lamps.
Ron
I love that look.
More modern steam-punk with the glass and polished copper.
Unique eye candy!
More modern steam-punk with the glass and polished copper.
Unique eye candy!
Unique and very cool.
Jeff
great conversation piece. those are some damn big fuses for sure !
working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.
Sparky, those are awesome, never knew what they were until I read and still liked them at first glance even without knowing the back story. And now we also know the back story for your name....very cool...well done
Mike
Awesome!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Unique idea!
live to tell the stories, they sound better that way
I have never seen one.
Cool idea.
Cool idea.
Petey
Cool lamps..huge fuses!!!!!!!! Good way to repurpose them!!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Those are beautiful and a great conversation piece. Nicely done.
Very enlightening Sparky, and the lamps look great. As you say, good conversation pieces.
I'd be tempted to tell people "lick your two fingers and place them on the copper caps!"
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