To all theoretical and practical electrical engineers,

What I sent to Mike Holt’s Forum is a very important question that needs to be answered immediately. Anyone who touches the metal street light pole or traffic pole with stray voltage will get an electric shock. This problem needs to be solved. Remember, all people in the United States including electrical engineers are waiting for an answer.

Existing lamppost has no grounding rod, but has four anchor rods encased in cement. Adding a grounding rod is not possible in New York City because of all the underground infrastructure. If it was possible though, doesn’t this just add a second potential?

Would isolation transformer help if neutral was not connected to pole in any way? 88% of the stray voltage poles are from failed and unbalanced neutrals. If not how is this application different from the use in hospital or staging application of isolation transformers?

You haven’t given an answer to my question. Your answer is not clear and to the point.

My Question Your Answer My Comments A. Stray voltage What do you mean stray voltage? Stray voltage on metal street light pole or traffic pole 1. Grounding and bonding Follow the Code Not a practical answer 2. Isolation transformer, it doesn’t help, why? Isolation transformer won’t solve an energized pole hazard You didn’t provide the answer “why” (see attached drawing) 3. Bracket with luminaire on wood pole should be grounded You didn’t answer See attached drawing B. Size of fuse for street light luminaire(s) Fuse are optional (recommended) Not a practical answer C. Size of wire for street light luminaire(s)

100-watt luminaire, 150-watt luminaire, 250-watt luminaire (120-volt); Not a practical answer

What I need is a concrete answer! Please don’t inform me to search the rest of the Internet for answer.

Yakov Shmayevich

Thanks mike!

I watched this video twice, and I hope you can show a cartoon of the lady touching the washer and getting shocked. Also I don't understand the voltage drop on the primary neu. conductor. I thought you lose voltage not gain voltage when someone says VD? This stuffs way over my head!

First, let me thank you for the superb video. You're a fantastic teacher. Mike, you're not going to like this but the "scientific studies" released by the power companies are essentially butt protecting garbage-in my opinion. The term EMF implies a single field when in fact in means two separate fields, each capable of generating the other. The electric component is very weak and is not capable of generating a strong magnetic component or of doing any damage. The magnetic component is very strong and capable of massive damage. Both components are polarized. Their affects are dependent on orientation. Orientation is never even mentioned in these "scientific papers". When they quote a Tesla or Gauss field strength they should always-no exception-give an xyz orientation reference. Just giving an average or maximum is useless..Many other objections, for example what was the permeability of the atmosphere or other transference medium when measurement was made-did they even measure it? No, they picked a value from a reference table or ignored it..

Mike I was watching your excellent video on stray voltage when around the swimming pool part it stopped functioning. I also tried to down load the video but no luck.. How can get this video in its entirety. Thanks, Jerry Jerry A. Gioia Elect/Est/Planner IMAP Tel. 703-339-2211 Fax. 703-339-1510 GioiaGA@state.gov