Melting ice off power lines in southwestern Manitoba

When power lines ice up - like they did in southwestern Manitoba this week - we have a number of ways to clear it off. This is what ice melting looks like. We create a controlled short circuit, the line heats up, and the ice falls off.
For the nerds out there 🤓 more info on how and why we de-ice power lines on our website: lnkd.in/ghCmQjJB

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This technique is better than doing it manually.

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GOST

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Lots of ampere

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how?

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I read somewhere that it's done with a controlled short circuit which creates heat.

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High current, low voltage

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As snow falls off the wires shake causing more snow to fall

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@@idgaf5252 That makes sense

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