[FRIAM] power lines

[peter]

This like the WI-Fi argument is partly the argument of you start with 
cheap engineering which has trade offs many are unknown and so we get 
rhetoric some good some bad most unknown period

In the power industry all types of transmission lines including high 
voltage started with what was known basic materials and the product 
argument AC instead of DC ( which has a much reduced footprint of both 
magnetic and efficiency footprint ) as time roles on the potential 
problems are being identified and better engineering takes place at a 
higher cost. Transmission lines are being constructed differently ( 
Underground smart cable etc )  and DC is becoming more common simply 
because or poorly engineered lines the efficiency is around 40% getting 
worse in inclement weather

Although there is voluminous data on both sides pro and con power line 
magnetic re cancer or other illness argument I do know this, having been 
in the power industry many many years

All power plant operator control rooms are sealed in a Faraday cage 
design to prevent this type of interference its mandated in the design 
so if them why not us /.

In another fascinating similar case on the subject of are Nuclear Power 
plants dangerous ? at Crystal River Florida  unit 3 which is a nuc plant 
is surrounded by 4 coal fired plants U3 has a huge containment area with 
all the geiger counters in protected habitats. When i was there I asked 
if this is indicative of a problem at U3 and was told NO  the coal dumps 
at the other plants were 5 times more radioactive than anything in Unit 
3 and the coal kept triggering the alarms at U3.  Wonder if thats a 
problem, well if you have a marble counter top take a geiger counter and 
try it its fun

So which and what should we be worried about

With wi fi or wi max  it just a stepping stone on the road to good 
engineering to the ultimate Nivarna of FIBER to everything and if wacko 
agitation gets us there faster then I will wear a tin hat and shout with 
then 2

Besides this is Sf and this type of stagecraft is normal and who knows 
inside some of the paranoia there is probably some kernels of truth

Personally I think its all a massive conspiracy by psychotherapists to 
drum up business so excuse me while I stick my head under the hair dryer 
for recharge as our SF brewery nut brown is running low

( : ( : pete

Peter Baston

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Marcus G. Daniels wrote:
> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">Owen 
> Densmore wrote:
>> I do believe large power lines are problematic, I certainly wouldn't  
>> feel safe living under one.
>>   
> Typically there's a right-of-way the builder acquires that extends 
> beyond the boundaries of the widest part of the line (say 150ft).   
> This is so they can come through and fix whatever is needed, trim away 
> brush, etc.    That puts an upper limit on the magnetic field that 
> adjacent homes could experience (say 50mG for a high current 230KV 
> line) .   An air conditioner or electric blanket could produce fields 
> in that range.
>
> http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/emf.html
>
>
>
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