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Hi everyone, well I don't know if this is the right place to ask such a question?
What are those ball shape objects on the high tension (voltage) cables , we usually see and what is their function?
3 Answers
- GeneLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
They are dampers. They keep the long wires from vibrating and oscillating in the wind.
- 1 decade ago
I don't know for sure, but I know I've seen them on the low point of a cable that is crossing a river or body of water. It could just be to make the low point of the catenary visible.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
They are there to make the cable visible to light aircraft etc. Otherwise the cables are hard to see.