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  - 1999-06-01

  S&C Electric buys two control makers S&C Electric Co. of Chicago, a maker of high-voltage switching and protection products for the electric power industry, recently bought into two control businesses. The company bought a controlling interest of EnergyLine Systems, Inc., of Alameda, Calif., a manufacturer of switch controls with a...

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• High-Profile Customers Demand No-Outage System

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  A large southeastern utility was experiencing outages on their 1984-vintage underground distribution system serving 500 high-profile commercial customers at a popular vacation spot. S&C, working with the utility, developed a system consisting of four closed-loop underground feeders utilizing S&C Remote Supervisory Vista Underground Distribution Switchgear. The main line, 600-A loop...

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• Wildlife Contacts Result in Costly Power Outages for Government Facility

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  A large Canadian military facility was experiencing a growing number of such occurrences on their 12.47-kV lines, which were resulting in nuisance power fuse operations in the switchgear of their 44-kV substations. With over 40 years of continuing service and support to this customer, S&C was called upon to implement...

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• Inventor Turns to S&C to Perform Temperature-Rise Testing on a Prototype Circuit Bypass Tool

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  Larski Corporation recently asked S&C's Power Systems Services to perform laboratory testing on a prototype of their Jack Jumper Cutout Bypass Tool. This tool was developed to provide a convenient means for temporarily bypassing a fuse tube or disconnect blade prior to its removal from the cutout, thus eliminating a...

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• Design Tests Check for Excessive Leakage Currents

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  Fiberglass-reinforced polymer FRP rod is commonly used in hot-line tools. Among the design tests for this material are tests for leakage current before and after high-humidity conditioning. This standard design test is specified in ASTM F 711-89. A manufacturer of FRP rod desired to perform this design test on its...

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