cg1bs OP t1_j6oqukw wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:51 PM

Reply to comment by Lofteed in A Cross Section of the Sub-Marine Cable that grounds power for 3 million People in Los Angeles County by cg1bs

Yeah I've weighed things on scales before.

I mean, it CANT be any size. It's this size. I can't make it physically bigger or smaller.

cg1bs OP t1_j6lx37m wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:40 AM

Reply to comment by Quiet_Gorilla9482 in A Cross Section of the Sub-Marine Cable that grounds power for 3 million People in Los Angeles County by cg1bs

Here is a link to the power line.

link

cg1bs OP t1_j6lwxsd wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:38 AM

Reply to comment by Toughduck48 in A Cross Section of the Sub-Marine Cable that grounds power for 3 million People in Los Angeles County by cg1bs

This cable was installed in a sandy area and did not require steel jacketing. I've commented a link for size comparison. Not an electrician. Just the guy who helped install the subsea cable.

cg1bs OP t1_j6lwin2 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:33 AM

Reply to comment by Toughduck48 in A Cross Section of the Sub-Marine Cable that grounds power for 3 million People in Los Angeles County by cg1bs

I've commented a link to add clarity

cg1bs OP t1_j6lwgya wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:32 AM

Reply to A Cross Section of the Sub-Marine Cable that grounds power for 3 million People in Los Angeles County by cg1bs

Well sorry to create a minor stir. This is one end of a 1000KV grounding unit. I am not an electrical engineer. I am a subsea navigator. I design routes, not cables.

This does in fact discharge the power that 2-3 million people use an hour.

The link below is the primary discharge cable that then ties into 36 separate grounding vaults, and one of the 3 primary cables that come from the originating overhead lines. US Quarter for a scale.

here