Change List for this Rule


Original Version
Rule 54.4-C1b


54.4-C1b)    Conductors of 750-20,000 Volts: The 4 foot vertical clearance between conductors of 7500-20,000 volts, as specified in Table 2, Case 11, Column F, may be reduced to not less than 3 feet, provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

The conductors involved are of one ownership and the circuits are operated and maintained by the same crews of workmen;

Under no conditions is the reduced clearance to be applied in new construction involving new poles;

Buck arm construction, transformers, or capacitors are not involved;


More than one reduced clearance of 3 feet shall not be used on any pole; and

It is not practicable to obtain the normally required 4-foot clearance.

 

Strikeout and Underline Version
Rule 54.4-C1b


54.4-C1b)    Conductors of 750-20,00021,000 Volts: The 4 foot vertical clearance between conductors of 7500- 20,00021,000 volts, as specified in Table 2, Case 11, Column F, may be reduced to not less than 3 feet, provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

The conductors involved are of one ownership and the circuits are operated and maintained by the same crews of workmen;

Under no conditions is the reduced clearance to be applied in new construction involving new poles;

Buck arm construction, transformers, or capacitors are not involved;


More than one reduced clearance of 3 feet shall not be used on any pole; and

It is not practicable to obtain the normally required 4-foot clearance.

 

Final Version
Rule 54.4-C1b

 

54.4-C1b)    Conductors of 750-21,000 Volts: The 4 foot vertical clearance between conductors of 7500-21,000 volts, as specified in Table 2, Case 11, Column F, may be reduced to not less than 3 feet, provided all of the following conditions are met:

 

The conductors involved are of one ownership and the circuits are operated and maintained by the same crews of workmen;

Under no conditions is the reduced clearance to be applied in new construction involving new poles;

Buck arm construction, transformers, or capacitors are not involved;


More than one reduced clearance of 3 feet shall not be used on any pole; and

It is not practicable to obtain the normally required 4-foot clearance.