Just now at 8:40, a pretty loud explosion of some kind...

One thing I haven't seen here is high tension insulator cleaning, dust build up on them, add a little rain and you get a really big bang, especially if it shorts a transformer. Not sure I would want to be the guy hosing 40,000 volt lines with water to clean them.

One thing I haven't seen here is high tension insulator cleaning, dust build up on them, add a little rain and you get a really big bang, especially if it shorts a transformer. Not sure I would want to be the guy hosing 40,000 volt lines with water to clean them.

Deionized water no problem.

the thai's also build there own fireworks which are extra loud or it could be a transformer as stated on a previous post.

Yeah, like they said, Greenside.

Probably a transformer.

They blow up all the time; makes a sound like a 105mm howitzer when they go.

No worries, other than the dioxins released into the atmosphere.....

One thing I haven't seen here is high tension insulator cleaning, dust build up on them, add a little rain and you get a really big bang, especially if it shorts a transformer. Not sure I would want to be the guy hosing 40,000 volt lines with water to clean them.

Deionized water no problem.

I know, but something in the mind just doesn't fit right with pointing a hose at electricity.

The dirt road I use to live on always clogged up the insulators, our house was one of two on a SWER, we lost two transformers in 7 years from the dust, yes a very big bang they make.

One thing I haven't seen here is high tension insulator cleaning, dust build up on them, add a little rain and you get a really big bang, especially if it shorts a transformer. Not sure I would want to be the guy hosing 40,000 volt lines with water to clean them.

Deionized water no problem.

I know, but something in the mind just doesn't fit right with pointing a hose at electricity.

The dirt road I use to live on always clogged up the insulators, our house was one of two on a SWER, we lost two transformers in 7 years from the dust, yes a very big bang they make.

The one time I about shyt myself was when a voluntary fire department tried to put out a poll top transformer fire with city water. I played hel_l getting them to not do it before they killed themselves but I did win. 4.16K.