SMUD Uses Helicopter to Install ClampStar Unit After IR Inspection Identifies Hot Splice

October 13, 2011shunt,Splice repair,uprate,ClampStar News,conductor damage,dead end,deadend,over head conductor,hot shot,Infrared,ClampStar,IR Inspection,classic connectors,Sacramento Municipal Utility District,electric utility,SMUD,line up-ratespower lines,Press Release

Jim Wilhelm, Tower Patrol T&D Assets, Distribution Services Lineman for Sacramento Municipal Utility District said “Installation was difficult due to the movement of the helicopter, but allowed us to do this over a deep gorge, not accessible from a…

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New "CSS" Style ClampStar

December 8, 2010shunt,Splice repair,uprate,ClampStar News,conductor damage,dead end,deadend,over head conductor,ClampStar,classic connectors,electric utility,line up-ratespower lines,Press Release

Due to popular demand, CCI has developed the New “CSS” style ClampStar units for use on Deadends and Suspension Clamp applications!  Made with a single conductor leg, the new unit installs in minutes, the same as the traditional ClampStar units that are…

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Line Crews Repair Failing Splices with No Power Interruption!

June 23, 2010shunt,Splice repair,uprate,ClampStar News,conductor damage,LADWP,los angeles department of water and power,los angeles DWP,ClampStar,classic connectors,electric utility,line up-ratespower lines,Press Release

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…

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Los Angeles Department of Water & Power corrects failing splices in record time!

December 5, 2009shunt,Splice repair,uprate,ClampStar News,conductor damage,LADWP,los angeles department of water and power,los angeles DWP,ClampStar,classic connectors,electric utility,line up-ratespower lines,Press Release

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…

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ClampStar makes line up-rates possible!

November 2, 2009uprate,ClampStar,classic connectors,electric utility,line up-rates,power linesPress Release

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…

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Dominion VA Power installs ClampStar in Grandy, NC

October 30, 2009Press Releaseshunt,Splice repair,uprate,ClampStar,classic connectors,Dominion virginia power,electric utility,line up-rates,power lines

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…

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Introducing the Classic Connectors Blog

March 28, 2009Press Release

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…

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Introducing ClampStar from Classic Connectors

March 24, 2009Press Releaseshunt,Splice repair,uprate,ClampStar,classic connectors,Dominion virginia power,electric utility,line up-rates,power lines

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…

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