Melting Cables

[Leo123]

Ahh yes, that stately queer Pete Buttigieg warns:

Zoom in: Buttigieg said the reality was "the effects of climate change are already upon us in terms of our transportation."

• He pointed to recent heat waves "that shouldn't statistically even be possible threatening to melt the cables of transit systems in the Pacific Northwest" and "hurricane seasons becoming more and more extreme, along with indications that turbulence was up by about 15%.
• https://www.axios.com/2024/05/26/pete-buttigieg-climate-change-effects-affecting-transportation
• That sperm resceptacle has gone off the deep end!!
• 
  
• Hey Pete, if these 'heat waves' are not statistically possible then, how could they exist? Got any real proof? At what temperature does this cable of yours melt? If it's copper it's over 1,000 F. Are you fucking serious? OR are you referring to structural cable? You, in fact, are nothing but a big bag of wind.

 

[Grumblenuts]

He pointed to recent heat waves "that shouldn't statistically even be possible threatening to melt the cables of transit systems in the Pacific Northwest"

It's so hot in Portland that transit power cables are melting

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[Foxfyre]

Ahh yes, that stately queer Pete Buttigieg warns:

Zoom in: Buttigieg said the reality was "the effects of climate change are already upon us in terms of our transportation."

• He pointed to recent heat waves "that shouldn't statistically even be possible threatening to melt the cables of transit systems in the Pacific Northwest" and "hurricane seasons becoming more and more extreme, along with indications that turbulence was up by about 15%.
• https://www.axios.com/2024/05/26/pete-buttigieg-climate-change-effects-affecting-transportation
• That sperm resceptacle has gone off the deep end!!
• 
  
• Hey Pete, if these 'heat waves' are not statistically possible then, how could they exist? Got any real proof? At what temperature does this cable of yours melt? If it's copper it's over 1,000 F. Are you fucking serious? OR are you referring to structural cable? You, in fact, are nothing but a big bag of wind.

He's probably referring to the Portland heat dome in 2021 that 110+ heat did soften and stretch the street car cables and was blamed on buckling roads. It was also billed as a freak 1000 year event. But hey, qualifying facts aren't necessary when they have a good story.

 

[Leo123]

It's so hot in Portland that transit power cables are melting

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How does copper melt at 114f? What bullshit. Blame bad maintenance on Climate Chage, what will they think of next? BTW your article has 1 PIX of what looks like a burnt cable that received too much voltage or amps. It doesn't look at all like it melted from without.

 

[Leo123]

He's probably referring to the Portland heat dome in 2021 that 110+ heat did soften and stretch the street car cables and was blamed on buckling roads. It was also billed as a freak 1000 year event. But hey, qualifying facts aren't necessary when they have a good story.

That's B.S. it would take much more heat than that to soften a street car cable. Perhaps they need better maintenance? If we're talking streetcar lines perhaps the cheap grease melted and cause friction on the lines. I am so tired of blaming everything on Climate Change. Buttigieg should be give his walking papers and the whole environmental government structure should be torn to shreds.

 

[Grumblenuts]

How does copper melt at 114f? What bullshit. Blame bad maintenance on Climate Chage, what will they think of next? BTW your article has 1 PIX of what looks like a burnt cable that received too much voltage or amps. It doesn't look at all like it melted from without.

You're welcome. Indeed, copper cable wire doesn't melt below 1900°F or so. The more tension and heat are added the more it will expand and stretch, causing problems. In this case,

the rubberized shielding rubbed against the threads of one of those bolts shown behind. It doesn't really appear burnt. Looks like it broke quickly due to being rubbed against the sharp, bare metal once the coating wore through.

Pretty certain most would read Buttigieg's remarks as warning of the above sort of thing happening more due to the coming heat wave, not cables actually melting.

 

[Muhammed]

"Melting Cables"

Sounds like a good name for a heavy metal band.

 

[Crick]

Ahh yes, that stately queer Pete Buttigieg warns:

Zoom in: Buttigieg said the reality was "the effects of climate change are already upon us in terms of our transportation."

• He pointed to recent heat waves "that shouldn't statistically even be possible threatening to melt the cables of transit systems in the Pacific Northwest" and "hurricane seasons becoming more and more extreme, along with indications that turbulence was up by about 15%.
• https://www.axios.com/2024/05/26/pete-buttigieg-climate-change-effects-affecting-transportation
• That sperm resceptacle has gone off the deep end!!
• 
  
• Hey Pete, if these 'heat waves' are not statistically possible then, how could they exist? Got any real proof? At what temperature does this cable of yours melt? If it's copper it's over 1,000 F. Are you fucking serious? OR are you referring to structural cable? You, in fact, are nothing but a big bag of wind.

I think he's referring to high temperatures compromising the insulation.

 

[ReinyDays]

Mid-70's here in the Pacific Northwest ... we had a serious heat wave back in February ... mid-50's to low-60's for about a solid week ... if the OP had looked up the raw data from the airports in the area they would have noticed ...

High tension wires don't have insulation ... those are just bare wires running the 345,000 VAC ... should be bare along the 13,800 VAC bus in our neighborhoods ... really, only the 440 VAC or 220 VAC drops are insulated and they have fuses ...

 

[Crick]

Mid-70's here in the Pacific Northwest ... we had a serious heat wave back in February ... mid-50's to low-60's for about a solid week ... if the OP had looked up the raw data from the airports in the area they would have noticed ...

High tension wires don't have insulation ... those are just bare wires running the 345,000 VAC ... should be bare along the 13,800 VAC bus in our neighborhoods ... really, only the 440 VAC or 220 VAC drops are insulated and they have fuses ...

There are critical wires and cables in the system that DO sport insulation. And fuses only protect against shorts, not unintentional groundings.

 

[ReinyDays]

And fuses only protect against shorts, not unintentional groundings.

HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW ...

Fuses protect against excess current ... stupid ... why they're rated in amperes ... why entry services are rated in amperes ...I finished Middle School so I know this ... Bubba-ette ... try again ...

 

[Grumblenuts]

https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/Portland-streetcar-power-cables-melt-heat-wave-16281482.php

"In case you're wondering why we're canceling service for the day, here's what the heat is doing to our power cables," the tweet read.
Amid the heat, street cars have also been hindered by sagging overhead wires and power issues, according to a statement from Portland Streetcar. TriMet's regional MAX light rail system also suspended service due to similar issues with overhead wires and extreme heat.
Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest have soared to unfathomable levels amid a historic heat wave, and the blistering heat has exposed a region with infrastructure not designed for it. Blackouts were reported throughout the region as people trying to keep cool with fans and air conditioners strained the power grid.
“We are not meant for this,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said of the Pacific Northwest in an interview Monday on MSNBC. “This is the beginning of a permanent emergency ... we have to tackle the source of this problem, which is climate change.”

 

[Sunni Man]

Buttplug is most unqualified person to ever be appointed Secretary of Transportation.

 

[Grumblenuts]

should be bare along the 13,800 VAC bus in our neighborhoods ... really, only the 440 VAC or 220 VAC drops are insulated and they have fuses ...

Power

The TriMet light rail system is powered by a conventional 750-volt DC overhead system. In central city areas, a single contact wire is used to minimize theamount of overhead wiring. All other locations use adual-wire catenary, having a contact wire supported by a messenger wire, allowing higher speeds and requiring fewer poles.

 

[ding]

Ahh yes, that stately queer Pete Buttigieg warns:

Zoom in: Buttigieg said the reality was "the effects of climate change are already upon us in terms of our transportation."

• He pointed to recent heat waves "that shouldn't statistically even be possible threatening to melt the cables of transit systems in the Pacific Northwest" and "hurricane seasons becoming more and more extreme, along with indications that turbulence was up by about 15%.
• https://www.axios.com/2024/05/26/pete-buttigieg-climate-change-effects-affecting-transportation
• That sperm resceptacle has gone off the deep end!!
• 
  
• Hey Pete, if these 'heat waves' are not statistically possible then, how could they exist? Got any real proof? At what temperature does this cable of yours melt? If it's copper it's over 1,000 F. Are you fucking serious? OR are you referring to structural cable? You, in fact, are nothing but a big bag of wind.

Tell Pete that this is perfectly normal weather for an interglacial period that is still warming back up to its pre-glacial temperature like it has for the past 30 glacial cycles over the last 3 million years.

 

[ding]

It's so hot in Portland that transit power cables are melting

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So they can't have transit power cables in warm locales?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

ding is an expert in climate change as well as religion?

 

[jc456]

It's so hot in Portland that transit power cables are melting

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there's most likely more heat from the current flow in the cables. Do you know the temperature needed to melt sheathing on a cable? post it. Otherwise, STFU

 

[jc456]

ding is an expert in climate change as well as religion?

Much smarter than you