http://classicconnectors.com Classic Connectors Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:12:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en May 01, 2010, Transmission & Distribution World, By Mike Dario, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Corrosive salt water and high winds in Los Angeles' beach areas were wreaking havoc on the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's automatic quick sleeves. Linemen were noticing ... http://classicconnectors.com/2010/06/23/line-crews-repair-failing-splices-with-no-power-interruption/ On a recent Tuesday morning at 10:00, two linemen from LADWP, Mike Traweek and Sammy Sempelsz lifted off the ground in their new Altec bucket truck to begin the first round of ClampStar® installations. They completed the first 6 installations in 55 minutes, moved the equipment about ½ mile down the ... http://classicconnectors.com/2009/12/05/los-angeles-department-of-water-power-installs-clampstars-in-record-time/ Major Breakthrough With New Cost Saving Connector Technology Propels Classic Connectors, Inc. And Their Revolutionary Product “ClampStar®” Into Electric Utilities Must-Have Product For 2010 For the past several years, utilities have been under considerable pressure to operate aging power lines and equipment at higher levels, forcing them to transport large ... http://classicconnectors.com/2009/11/02/216/ The unit was installed on a 477 ASCR conductor, 34.5kV L-L, 19.9kV L-N, over an automatic splice. Including the time for set up, and covering/uncovering the adjacent conductors, the install took 25:19. Once the ClampStar® was loaded in the bucket, the actual install of placing the unit over the splice ... http://classicconnectors.com/2009/10/30/dominion-va-power-installs-clampstar-in-grandy-nc/ Welcome to the new Classic Connectors blog. This is where we will post industry related items as well as new product introductions and company achievements. Please feel free to post comments and ask questions. Our connector and industry experts are happy to respond. Visit often, we intend to add new content regularly. Regards, Chris ... http://classicconnectors.com/2009/03/28/introducing-the-classic-connectors-blog/ There is a serious problem in the electric power utility industry that is getting worse every day. Almost half of the installed infrastructure has reached the end of its original design life. Because the assessment and replacement of these components is expensive and difficult, and because it is very challenging ... http://classicconnectors.com/2009/03/24/hello-world/