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Summary of insulator testing on the Finchley road test gantry during 1968 - 73 (TM-ETR-010)

Last updated on 22 November 2013 2:34

The gantry at Finchley Road Station is used to test the outdoor behaviour of plastics materials under electric stress. Samples are energised at 25 kV ac and instrumentation records the discharge activity over the surface. A full description of the gantry and its associated equipment is given in Technical Note...

Author(s): Bradwell A.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1973

United Kingdom

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