John Dirks Jr Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 What causes the buzzing sound in the big electrical boxes? I mean the big power company boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Electricity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Electricity. I know that much thanks. Can you explain why it can be heard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 No. Just wanted to make you laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 magnetostriction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWagar Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 magnetostriction Google of that term is shedding the info. http://www.federalpacific.com/universit ... pter2.html Click to Enlarge 236.81 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 By now, you've probably seen this but, just in case. http://www.plitron.com/pdf/aes.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 Excellent question, John. I learned a lot today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob White Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDSchlueter Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share 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: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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