Oh, An Insulator
Written by admin on March 18th, 2008Yesterday I called one of these…
“a transformer or a transformer cover or whatever it’s called.”
As I mentioned, I did check with dear husband when he came home from work. He promptly informed me that they are insulators. They insulate other nearby materials from the live wires that course around them. That way the electricity can carry on doing what it’s supposed to be doing, uninterrupted.
After supper, we all walked outside and looked at the large insulator on the power pole at the edge of our own yard. Yes, it makes perfect sense. It was a quick but worthy science lesson and something I should have already known.
Better late than never.
Lynn
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Oh I have several insulators. I have a green one and blue one as well as the clear ones. I think they are so neat. My dad is an electrical contractor and explained their use to us when we were growing up.
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Hey, Michele!
That’s so cool. I think they are very pretty.
I am sure you can understand my husband’s chuckle when I asked him if it was called a transformer!
Lynn