John Dirks Jr Posted September 24, 2009 Report Posted September 24, 2009 What causes the buzzing sound in the big electrical boxes? I mean the big power company boxes.
John Dirks Jr Posted September 24, 2009 Author Report Posted September 24, 2009 gtblum said: Electricity. I know that much thanks. Can you explain why it can be heard?
SWagar Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 I think it's because there are so many electrons in the same area they feel confined and are pissed off at each other. That is just mad electron sound, sorta like bees.
John Dirks Jr Posted September 25, 2009 Author Report Posted September 25, 2009 Inspectorjoe said: magnetostriction Google of that term is shedding the info. http://www.federalpacific.com/universit ... pter2.html Click to Enlarge 236.81 KB
gtblum Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 By now, you've probably seen this but, just in case. http://www.plitron.com/pdf/aes.pdf
Chad Fabry Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 Excellent question, John. I learned a lot today.
Inspectorjoe Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 John Dirks Jr said: Inspectorjoe said: magnetostriction Google of that term is shedding the info. http://www.federalpacific.com/universit ... pter2.html "If the extensions and contractions described above are taking place erratically all over a sheet, and each sheet is behaving erratically with respect to its neighbor, then you can get a picture of a moving, writhing construction when it is excited." Ooh, reading that makes me feel all tingly. [:-bigeyes
Bob White Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 Thanks for the link to the piltron document. Reading it brought me back to the days when I had a real job.... ... after reading the source material provided, the answer is, as stated before --- electricity.
JDSchlueter Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 John Dirks Jr said: What causes the buzzing sound in the big electrical boxes? I mean the big power company boxes. I assume you are talking about a padmount transformer?
Bill Kibbel Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 You guys are full of it. I pried one open today and found the noise is caused by a bunch of these:
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