On Tue, 2008-05-27 at 13:14 -0500, Robert Derman wrote: > >> Farmers are smart, they've been putting 100 turns of #6 copper under power > >> lines for years, free power for the farm. Until it burns down. > >> > This is why a lot of the high power transmission lines now use direct > current rather than alternating current. There was just too much > induction loss.
Snag with transformers then? I would have thought the additional cost of stepping up and down voltage would have made it uneconomic for general use but then again technology changes so maybe I'm just out of date :-). Ian -- New QCA Accredited IT Qualifications www.theINGOTs.org You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
