Original Version

Rule 56.6-D

56.6-D.    Guys Exposed to 22,500 Volts or More

Guys exposed to conductors of 22,500 volts or more (see App. G, Fig. 52) shall not be sectionalized and shall have their lower ends securely grounded (by means of ground wires, anchor guys, or attachments to securely grounded metal poles or structures).  Excepted from the above requirements are:

Guys, all or any portions thereof, which are required to be sectionalized in accordance with Rule 56.6-A because of proximity of wood poles and supply conductors of less than 22,500 volts or in accordance with Rule 56.6-B; and

Guys which are sectionalized by wood strain insulators equipped with arcing horns and designed to provide impulse insulation for lighting conditions or glass fiber noninterlocking strait insulators which are designed to provide impulse insulation for lighting conditions.

Strikeout and Underline Version

Rule 56.6-D

56.6-D.    Guys Exposed to 22,500 Volts or More(See Rule 21.3–C for definition of “exposed” and Figure 56–4 )

Guys exposed to conductors of 22,500 volts or more (see App. G, Fig. 52) shall not be sectionalized and shall have their lower ends securely grounded (by means of ground wires, anchor guys, or attachments to securely grounded metal poles or structures).  Excepted EXCEPTED from the above requirements are:

(1)    Guys, all or any portions thereof, which are required to be sectionalized in accordance with Rule 56.6-A because of proximity of wood poles and supply conductors of less than 22,500 volts or in accordance with Rule 56.6-B; and

(2)    Guys which are sectionalized by wood strain insulators equipped with arcing horns and designed to provide impulse insulation for lighting conditions or glass fiber noninterlocking strait insulators which are designed to provide impulse insulation for lighting conditions.

Final Version

Rule 56.6-D

56.6-D.    Guys Exposed to 22,500 Volts or More (See Rule 21.3–C for definition of “exposed” and Figure 56–4 )

Guys exposed to conductors of 22,500 volts or more shall not be sectionalized and shall have their lower ends securely grounded (by means of ground wires, anchor guys, or attachments to securely grounded metal poles or structures).  EXCEPTED from the above requirements are:

(1)    Guys, all or any portions thereof, which are required to be sectionalized in accordance with Rule 56.6-A because of proximity of wood poles and supply conductors of less than 22,500 volts or in accordance with Rule 56.6-B; and

(2)    Guys which are sectionalized by wood strain insulators equipped with arcing horns and designed to provide impulse insulation for lighting conditions or glass fiber noninterlocking strait insulators which are designed to provide impulse insulation for lighting conditions.